[meteorite-list] Self Proclaimed Pairings Issues (SPPI)

From: Meteoriteshow <meteoriteshow_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat May 6 06:01:48 2006
Message-ID: <009201c670f4$14f72470$0400a8c0_at_IBM>

Hi Stan,

I do not agree with you as there is a rule concerning pairings (see my previous e-mail to the List).
When a dealer says 'I believe this material to be paired to xxx' this does not prove anything. Anybody can say that, simply because
a Morccan dealer decides so or because it 'looks like' another meteorite.
Some dealers have taken the habit to show thenselves as real specialists and should we follow your 'line' to some extend, why then
should they need to apply for any official classification as they know everything by themelves, just watching a cut section by naked
eye, or even a picture sent by e-mail?

Once again, pairings are submitted to some rules and they should be followed. This is out of any commercial consideration.

Kind regards,

Frederic Beroud
http://www.meteoriteshow.com
IMCA member # 2491 (http://www.imca.cc/)

----- Original Message -----
From: "stan ." <laser_maniac_at_hotmail.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:39 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Self Proclaimed Pairings Issues (SPPI)


>
> >Collectors are entitled to official material or at the very least
> >provisional if the rules are being adhered to. *snip* The rules have been
> >clear
> >for the last two years and to continually violate them will only serve to
> >undermine collector confidence.
>
> there are no 'rules' when it comes to offering material for sale (other than
> not violating copyrights). The NomCom, the IMCA and Adam Hupe are NOT
> regulatory bodies who have the authority to police the hobby/industry nor
> make binding resolutions that must be followed.
>
> Collectors are entitled to DISCLOSURE. There is nothing wrong with saying 'I
> belive this material to be paired to xxx' because a dealer who says that is
> giving his customer information to use in making a purchasing decision. It
> should be up to the collector to decide if the dealer's judgement is
> sufficent guarantee as to the identity of a prospective purchase. If a
> collector wants to buy only 'offical' material thats fine, if the collector
> doesnt mind buying unofficial material that is fine too.
>
> To suggest otherwise is like saying any coin dealer who sells anything but
> pcgs slabs is out to screw his customers - in short, BS.
>
>
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Received on Sat 06 May 2006 06:01:44 AM PDT