[meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls
From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com <Sharkkb8_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:44 2004 Message-ID: <10f.2cc8f6ac.2d759f1b_at_aol.com> -------------------------------1078215963 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit mlblood_at_cox.net writes: << Dearest Gregory, >> Uh, oh. << You are right on on some things and way off on others. >> Story of my life, except for the "right on some things" part. << It is that "tone" of the discussion to which I was protesting, not the content, itself. >> I don't like pointless name-calling any more than you do, I guess we just disagree as to the level of venom this particular conversation had reached. Seems to me the tone was....uh..."spirited" rather than just gratuitously ugly, and given a choice, I like "spirited" better than dry and boring, actually. Besides, "spirited" discussions make it much easier to decide which dealers to NEVER buy from, EVER (you know who you are). << Any hallucinations of "price fixing" are worthy of a hash pipe. >> Well, hash-smoking ain't so unusual either, Michael. I'm well aware (as I suspect most serious collectors are) of any number of attempts at dealer price-fixing - fortunately price-fixing SUCCESS is an entirely different (and rarer) accomplishment. C'mon, Michael - you're the "Market Trends" guy.....you've never heard of any groups of dealers EVER trying to establish and hold a certain price on a certain meteorite? maybe after reading the above you now agree with me? You'd have had a better chance if you hadn't called me "dearest". (I work in the theatre biz but one shouldn't assume stereotypes) ;-) Gregory -------------------------------1078215963 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=3DUS-ASCII http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; cha= rset=3DUS-ASCII"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <A title=3Dmailto:mlblood_at_cox.net href=3D"mailto:mlblood@cox.net"= >mlblood_at_cox.net</A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue=20= 2px solid"><FONT face=3DArial><< Dearest Gregory, >></FONT></BLO= CKQUOTE> <DIV>Uh, oh.</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue=20= 2px solid"><FONT face=3DArial><BR><< You are right on on some th= ings and way off on others. >></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>Story of my life, except for the "right on some things" part.</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue=20= 2px solid"><FONT face=3DArial><< It is that "tone" of the discus= sion to which I<BR>was protesting, not the content, itself. >></= FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>I don't like pointless name-calling any more than you do, I guess=20= we just disagree as to the level of venom this particular conversa= tion had reached. Seems to me the tone was....uh..."spirited= " rather than just gratuitously ugly, and given a choice, I like "spiri= ted" better than dry and boring, actually. Besides, "spirited" d= iscussions make it much easier to decide which dealers to NEVER buy from, EV= ER (you know who you are). </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue=20= 2px solid"><FONT face=3DArial><BR> << Any hallucinations of= "price fixing" are worthy of a hash pipe. >></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>Well, hash-smoking ain't so unusual either, Michael. I'm well awa= re (as I suspect most serious collectors are) of any number of <EM>atte= mpts</EM> at dealer price-fixing - fortunately price-fixing = ;SUCCESS is an entirely different (and rarer) accomplishment. &nbs= p; C'mon, Michael - you're the "Market Trends" guy.....you've ne= ver heard of any groups of dealers EVER trying to establish and hold a=20= certain price on a certain meteorite?</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue=20= 2px solid"><FONT face=3DArial><BR>maybe after reading the above you now agre= e<BR>with me? </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>You'd have had a better chance if you hadn't called me "dearest".&= nbsp; (I work in the theatre biz but one shouldn't = ;assume stereotypes) ;-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"= ></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"12"></FON= T><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=3D3><FONT color=3D#ff0000><FONT la= ng=3D0 FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" PTSIZE=3D"12"> Gregory</FONT><FONT lang= =3D0 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"> </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV><= /BODY></HTML> -------------------------------1078215963-- Received on Tue 02 Mar 2004 03:26:03 AM PST |
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