[meteorite-list] ...advice please!

From: Dave Carothers <davecarothers_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Apr 14 23:23:39 2006
Message-ID: <010601c66017$92673730$6401a8c0_at_WINBOOKJ>

Good evening list members.

This unfortunate situation that Dave has described below has given me pause
to reflect those few no-account, slime-ridden, dishonorable scum bags that
purposely sell meteorwrongs, slag, etc. as meteorites or don't follow
through with their committments on a sale or prey on buyers for the sake of
the almighty dollar/pound/euro/etc.

I am also reminded of the vast majority of sellers who provide a great
product or service at a fair and reasonable price. The sellers that follow
through with the sale even when the auction produces a sales price that is
lower than biffcliffer's integrity. If you belong to this stellar group of
honorable people, you don't hear this often enough:

           THANK YOU!!!!!

Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Harris" <entropydave_at_ntlworld.com>
To: "metlist" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 2:21 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] ...advice please!


> Hi,
> I am in a moral dilemma here and I need a few opinions!
>
> I have just won an item on eBay at a VERY low price - about a 10th of it's
> value. The buyer has emailed me thus:
> "hello there. im afraid there is no way i can let this item go at such a
low
> price!!! i bought it for nearly ?250 and i know its not in the spirit of
> ebay but i only put it up for sale because i need the money. you can offer
a
> fair price or we can leave it here. cliff thanks for your interest"
>
>
> Now, I have been in similar situations myself whereby I have sold stuff
> (notably 1g of platinum for $11) and have completed the sale....and it
hurt!
>
> Now, karma wise I feel I should let him off the hook, on the other hand we
> have entered into a contract and I feel he is obliged to complete the
sale.
>
> Should I insist that he sells it to me, or should I play the nice guy and
> let him off!!!
>
> Awaiting your considered advice!!!
>
> Best!
>
> dave
> IMCA #0092
>
> BTW - this is a terrestrial rock, not a meteorite!
>
>
>
>
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