[meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001

From: John K. Gwilliam <jkg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jun 10 14:58:46 2004
Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20040610113647.026dccd0_at_mail.theriver.com>

List members,
I agree 100% with Michael and Randy. Let's show a little class and not try
to undercut someone making an offer. We all know the economy is tight and
things get even tighter during the summer months. Still, we need to
maintain so kind of mutual respect. Is it just me, or has this list been
declining in quality over the past few months? Lately, it seems like most
of the posts are offers for sale of material and "reminders" that Ebay
auctions are closing soon.

  The only thing I can add to Randy's comment is that Ebay sellers need to
tone it down a bit and not flood the list with repeated offers of the same
material. Most folks don't violate this common courtesy, but there are a
few who think that if they pound us with reminders of their sales that we
will some how change our minds and break down and buy something. I simply
start deleting all messages from those people so I don't have to wade
through all of the repeat song and dance advertisements.

This list has survived for a lot of years and I'm sure it will make a
resounding comeback in the near future. Let's not turn it into a cyber
garage sale.

Best from sunny Arizona,

John Gwilliam

At 04:29 AM 6/10/2004, Randy Mils wrote:

>Michael and List Members..........
>
>I was appaled when I saw two members jump on Bob's LA001 bandwagon. My
>first thoughts were - "If you had this material for sale, why did you wait
>until Bob offered his to the list before making yours available?"
>
>If it had been a new fall or find, then the circumstances would certainly
>have been different and multiple offers would have been expected. But
>LA001 has been around for several years.
>
>To address the practice of ebay ad posting on this list vs the Yahoo
>Groups - I would rather see everything posted to one list, this one. I
>don't want to have to become a member of half a dozen lists concerning
>meteorites just because each may have their own restrictions. It also
>makes temporarily unsubscribing more cumbersome with multiple list memberships.
>
>The advantage of this list is that it has become all things to all people
>and I like that. The only exception would be the childish flame wars that
>sometimes infect the list.
>
>My two cents.
>
>Randy
> >From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_cox.net>
> >To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001
> >Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 23:32:58 -0700
> >
> >Greetings All,
> > Please hear that this is addressed to a behavior, not
> >to the individuals currently engaged in said behavior.
> > Personally, I am stunned whenever ANYONE jumps
> >on someone else's ad. I grudgingly observe this among callous,
> >competitive, immature & inconsiderate "dealers" doing this
> >to one another. However, even that seems usually to be done
> >by someone specifically at odds at the time with the original
> >advertiser.
> > I know of no one at odds with Bob Verish, yet he has been
> >unable to have a simple sale without two otherwise kind and
> >considerate non-dealers jumping on the tail gate of his wagon,
> >offering alternative examples of the material he has advertised.
> > I don't mean this to be directed at the people doing it - I
> >mean it to be directed to the behavior.
> > Could everyone on the list have SOME consideration for
> >a person offering material? I know it is hard. Many is the time
> >I have wanted to jump right in and say, "Hay, everyone, I have
> >the same material at 60% (or less) of that cost!" or, "Hay, I have
> >one a bit bigger (or smaller), too," but I don't. It is a rude thing
> >to do to the original advertiser.
> > Let's all have a little more consideration for the other guy.
> >At least wait until his/her sale is concluded before offering up
> >our own stuff.
> > Best wishes, Michael
> >
> >
> >
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