[meteorite-list] talk about a good idea!

From: Gerald Flaherty <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jan 12 16:32:16 2005
Message-ID: <008601c4f8ee$2c9b59e0$6401a8c0_at_Dell>

I, for one, recently bought (won) two small pieces from Delray and am
appalled that this thread got a life!!!!
She is on the up and up all the way!!!!She even included a tiny GIFT as a
measure of her appreciation for my bidding and was extremely gracious in
asking for my feedback!!
I'm all for policeing our own and others but, BUT, BUT Channels of
communication are provided folks.as always, (chain of command for those who
have any military experience) a word in private is always the first step!!
SIMPLE!
We are all of us human and deserve a break. Don't let this list become a
kangaroo court.
Let this be a lesson in forebearance for all of us, for I too read this
thread and lost my sense of balance only to find that WHO was being
slandered was a trusted counterpart.
Jerry Flaherty
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From: "ken newton" <magellon_at_earthlink.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>;
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Cc: <delraygoddess_at_yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] talk about a good idea!


> (I have been requested by Leigh Anne DelRay to post the following.
> She is not a Met List subscriber so any replies to her
> should contain her email address listed below:)
>
> My name is Leigh Anne DelRay and I am responding and defending myself
> against the slanderous thread that is present on the Meteorite Central and
> the IMCA list. I just wanted to address a few things.
>
> First. As far as Shill Bidding Goes, That is no joke, and is VERY serious,
> and to be accused of that is as close to malicious and I can think of. I
> do not know, nor have I ever had this person as a customer. I had a 0.99
> cent bid for about 6 days and then about 3 hours before the auction was
> over it was up to 350.00. And I never even saw the ebay id of the whoever
> was bidding against this guy. Then I invoiced him and he paid me through
> paypal about 2 hours later.
>
> Second: The idea of shill Bidding is crazy in this instance simply because
> I paid triple my listing fee to have a reserve on this auction. I was at
> no risk to lose anything, there was a reserve.
>
> Third: As far as Campos going for 5.00 per gram in a retail store I can
> offer two instances of this. I have for the last year and a half sold
> Gibeons, Campos, and Sikhote Alins for Hands of Spirit Gallery in Boulder,
> CO for 5.00 a gram. As well as the very first meteorite I ever purchased
> in my life was a Campo at 5.00 a gram in a store in Idaho Springs,
> Colorado called The Desert Rose.
>
> Fourth: I just wanted to also say that the people that are evaluating this
> auction are dealers that are used to dealing with other dealers. I am very
> aware that Campos are generic meteorites and to you guys they are not
> anyhing special. And in the meteorite Community (being a member of IMCA as
> well as COMETS) I realize that Campo's and Sikhote Alin's and Gibeon's are
> nothing special either, but I just want to remind you guys that I am
> really interested in targeting as my main customer, the person who has
> either never owned a meteorite or is a very new beginner in collecting. I
> want really to grab new people who are just a little interested, and maybe
> not very educated on meteorites. That is why I sell (what the big dealers
> may call) generic meteorites. And the target Audience that I am
> attempting to attract are the people that are normally going to purchase a
> meteorite in a store that would charge 5.00 per gram! I know because I was
> that person only a few years ago. If I would buy it for 5.00 a gram and I
> have been selling it in a gallery successfully for almost 2 years for 5.00
> a gram, then I know that is sort of an idea of what the average rock
> shop/crystal gallery shopper would maybe spend. And that is my targeted
> audience, not those who are spending $5,000 on a Lunar Piece.
>
> Fifth: As opposed to most of the people that are selling meteorites on
> E-bay, this is my career and pays my rent as well as feeds me. I have no
> other form of income. This is why making allegations of this nature and
> reporting them to e-bay is very serious and potentially disastrous. I
> FULLY understand and agree that IMCA has a reputation to keep as far as
> making sure that the meteorites that are being sold to the public are
> Authentic. That is why I am a member and pay my fees and am very proud to
> display the logo on my auctions. And I am very happy that IMCA and
> MeteoriteCentral are on top of things when there is suspicion about
> particular sellers and particular pieces. I just wanted to state that this
> is a case of false assumptions and maybe a bit of boredom on the person
> who brought it all up. And I just don't want something that came up due to
> boredom, to jeopardize my ability to pay my rent.
>
> Thank you so much for your time in reading this and your understanding,
>
> Leigh Anne DelRay
> delraygoddess_at_yahoo.com
> www.delraygoddess.com
> ebay id : delraygoddess
>
>
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Received on Wed 12 Jan 2005 04:32:09 PM PST