[meteorite-list] wot we need....

From: Alexander Seidel <gsac_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 22:12:59 +0100
Message-ID: <20061201211259.53540_at_gmx.net>

Dear Dave,

no bad intention, of course! What I just meant to say was: the price has to be fair, a bargain may a bargain, but a bargain is not the LAW, it is the EXCEPTION (...as else it would not be a "bargain" by definition..:-)). We small little creatures on this very Earth all wish to survive some way or the other, and everyone should have his/her little fortune, but when it comes down to e.g. such a tiny little issue as aquiring a meteorite from dealer xyz, the whole system of fairness of trade for ALL the participants in a contract should still be active and workable for the future.

And btw: you will always find strange people in every market place, may they be Big Brains from windy cities or odd Mars sellers from elsewhere. This is what you can?t avoid even with a good intention of creating any new list...

Best wishes again,
Alex
Berlin/Germany
 

> not sure what to make of this email - I cannot tell if you are being
> flippant or funny....
>
> No - I am very much a realist, and I like a bargain as much as the rest -
> and I am NOT going to get drawn into some sort of discussion that I do
> not
> want to.
> I do not need to be told to "think twice" thanks - I have had enough
> experience buying (and selling) small fry for my little collection
> Would you have sold me a 30g slice of PV for $175 if I was to ask you
> (assuming you had it in stock)? Probably not.
> So I am going to avoid answering anything else on this idea as I do not
> want
> a flame war - it was a thought and I am grateful for some of the input I
> have been getting.
>
> Thanks
>
> dave
>
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Alexander Seidel
> Date: 12/01/06 20:42:01
> To: Dave Harris; mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] wot we need....
>
> > maybe I didn't negotiate hard enough, but I think the best I got is free
> > shipping - at least Fleabay allowed me to grab bargains (like the 30g PV
> > slice for $175). Just thinking aloud I guess...!
>
> Dave, are you one of the people who think the world "ticks" (...or better:
> has/had usually to tick") like this?
>
> (1) A Portales Valley 30 g for $175 (...your example)!
> (2) Free shipping of course, the "bargain" should be the standard!
> (3) A flight from Berlin to Barcelona for 19.99 Euros (about 25 bucks)
> (4) Free beer worldwide, but gotta have German brewing standards
>
> Think twice!
>
> Best,
> Alex
> Berlin/Germany
>
Received on Fri 01 Dec 2006 04:12:59 PM PST