[meteorite-list] Request from List......Now my posting since I couldn`t earlier.....dirk ross

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Aug 3 10:07:18 2004
Message-ID: <410F9C26.8050306_at_fascination.com>

So, how many Dave's are there on the list, it doesn't really note which
one........
Best,
Dave Freeman (who remains innocent)

drtanuki wrote:

>Dear List and Dave,
> This is maybe important for all of the list to
>consider.
> I bid in good faith on the 0.4 grams of Tagish
>Lake. When I won it for a very low price I began to
>wonder why.
> I contacted the seller Dave and asked if he had
>made a mistake on the weight (yes, after the sale
>because I cannot stay at my computer to watch 24
>hours/day) (I had guessed that I would not win because
>of the low bid on a high priced item; sometimes I bid
>instead of just "watch listing" this gives me an
>advantage when I want to continue to bid to purchase
>an item.
> If I had not been honest I would have bought the
>specimen and found out later that it was not 0.4 grams
>at all and then would have proceeded to file a legal
>complaint with an attorney for fraud and would have
>won because the seller was mis-representing what he
>was selling. The customer is always right; even if
>you aren`t happy and don`t turn a profit.
>
> SELLERS please check the weight and double check.
>
> Dave I am not that kind of person; I am honest.
>And I discovered that you had made a mistake and that
>is why I don`t agree with your following letter that
>you sent today threatening me with IMCA sanctions,
>etc. No I am not a greedy person as you have called
>me.
> I ask the list to judge.
> Sorry Dave this one is on you. Any bad marks with
>EBAY will also be made to your buying customers. I am
>sorry to say that you have lost me as a future
>customer.
> Sorry for this small personal problem to take your
>time, but it does have implications for the list as
>buyers and sellers.
> Any comments from other members?
> Thank you. Sincerely, Dirk Ross IMCA #5677....Tokyo
>
>P.S. Dave I am sorry for you but this will be a very
>cheap lesson compared to a lawsuit (even though I
>would not bring legal action against anyone on this
>LIST...BUT SOMEONE MIGHT!)
>
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Received on Tue 03 Aug 2004 10:07:34 AM PDT