[meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

From: Rob Wesel <nakhladog_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jun 10 05:56:06 2005
Message-ID: <001601c56da2$9c7a2fb0$998caa43_at_robewcufk0z2s3>

A cat..Snagglepuss is

Added to the archive..the other dogs will be

Rob Wesel
http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com
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Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends


> Sterling painted a very nice picture meteoritehunting with Master Yoda,
> and
> then Rob left nothing to the imagination in his seemless rendition of
> "Yoblood" (Now please use those talents to add Pavlov's 60 dogs
> _http://www.cshl.edu/PDogs/_ (http://www.cshl.edu/PDogs/) and the
> Cerebus three-headed hound to
> the famous dogs collection! Not to mention Snagglepus and Underdog).
> Sterling, you are right, though I wonder if the Force works better on
> magnetic
> meteorites or equally well with achondrites? It is bedtime so I will
> count the
> meteorites Yoda tosses me over his shoulder into my catcher's mitt as I
> drift
> off to sleep...just as soon as I answer Michael B.'s gentlemanly post:
>
> Michael B. submitted a very distinguished answer:
>
>>So, to rephrase: it is asinine to deal with people who's
>>reputations for dishonest dealing proceed them.(period -
>>this is the main thrust of the article)
>
> Hola Michael, Yes, so very true.... Like, - if you play with fire you
> probably burn your finger... - Corollary: And if you wrestle with maiale
> you get
> full of mud - and the swine loves it...
>
>>As an add on, I believe one should also proceed with
>>caution when dealing with someone yet to establish their
>>reliability. I state this more as reasonable behavior than
>>behavior which I always practice, myself. I tend to take
>>people at their word until they prove themselves unworthy
>>of trust.
>
> I could not have phrased that so well. (maybe longer, but not better).
> Thank you Michael for a generous reply. Unfortunate it is, as you have
> pointed out, that "established" is so often paired with "reputation" to
> the tenor
> of denying opportunity to small honest collectors. Thankfully, on the
> other
> hand, that word travels in meteoriteland like lightening and the "main"
> mass
> of collectors derives social benefit by denouncing and rejecting corrupt
> individuals.
>
> Thanks kindly for that important clarification!
>
> Now, Martin A. has made a wonderful start to introduce some German
> collectors not in the press. I only wish other equally concerned
> European or others
> were motivated to share even a much smaller list than Buckleboo's
> treasure.
> Thanks kindly Martin, I am sorry Europe is so silent to the kind
> invitation to
> add more people...the rest of the world awaits to see who will chime right
> in... (oops, my vocabulary is in the absolute pits at the moment, time to
> count black desert stones Yoda tosses:-) )
>
> Saludos to all, Doug
>
>
Received on Fri 10 Jun 2005 05:56:01 AM PDT