[meteorite-list] Where have all the meteorites gone?

From: GREG LINDH <geeg48_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 23:09:34 -0700
Message-ID: <BAY118-DAV1484625BC87A4885C37729C93F0_at_phx.gbl>

       Hi Mal,

    I've bought 3 absolutely beautiful Campos from "jlacroix1". I've been
completely satisfied with the man. The prices were right and the Campos
were shipped very quickly and they were all gorgeous. I gave a 330 gram (my
first) one away as a gift to our financial advisor and she was completely
blown away by it. I don't know the reason for the great prices, but I can
tell you that the product is wonderful.
    I find that some dealers are just a lot more reasonable that others.
I'm new to all this, so I can't tell you why that is.

    Regards,
             Greg Lindh



----- Original Message -----
From: "Mal Bishop" <magbish3 at lowcountry.com>
To: <valparint at aol.com>; <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Where have all the meteorites gone?


>
> Since Paul mentioned this about material drying up on eBay, I've been
> wondering a little about this eBay seller called, 'jlacroix1' ( I've also
> followed/watched
> one or two others for the past month or so who seem to be following sort
> of
> the same pattern).
>
> Here's an example of what I'm referring to (which I'm sure many of you
> already know about):
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/64-27-KGS-NEW-CAMPO-DEL-CIELO-METEORITE-142-pounds_W0QQitemZ120117201192QQihZ002QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> He seems to peddle a lot of Campo in the 100+ (40 kg and up) lbs. range
> for
> what I consider unbelievably
> low prices for their sizes. Even if they're not high grade or sculpted
> specimens, I don't understand how he can offer the amount of material he
> seems to be
> always offering at, to me anyway, such low and unreal prices!
>
> For all I know, he may be well know by many of you, and even a member of
> this list in excellent standing. His has a stellar feedback rating
> of an unbelievable 100% out of nearly 3000 transactions ( I mean not one
> slightly disgruntled buyer/ seller for any reason at all, ever). Can
> someone just shed some light on my skepticism with these too good to
> believe offerings. Maybe I'm just too jaded for my own good. I'm sorry if
> I'm challenging someone who is completely beyond reproach in any manner or
> degree whatsoever. I really don't mean to, I just don't understand this
> phenomenon in this day and age, especially when it comes to eBay. I know
> the dealers
> in our community and their reputable ways, but this just makes me wonder.
>
> I mean when I purchase a sculpted, and top rated AAA Campo, I pay nearly
> that much for a specimen in the 20 to 30 lbs. (10kg to 12Kg or so) range
> forget nearly
> 150 lbs.!
>
> Appreciate any clarification on this from those out there that know.
>
> Best regards,
> Mal
>
>
> At 04:57 AM 5/10/2007 -0700, valparint at aol.com wrote:
> >There used to be a good selection of pallasites and decent-sized irons
> >rolling through ebay but it seemed to dry up a few months ago. It's
> >downright pathetic lately. What's going on?
> >
> >Paul Swartz
> >
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