[meteorite-list] Fwd: How many meteorite dealers are there?

From: Timothy Heitz <midwest_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:11:51 -0500
Message-ID: <7ED3498F354F46B587967B68230CBB6E_at_den>

Hello Alex,

The Dictionary states that a dealer is one that is engaged in buying and
selling,.

Most of the Meteorite Dealers I know also collect meteorites, there are only
a few that don't collect..

Dealer just means someone who deals, simple as that.

This is the Original Meteorite Dealers List
 http://www.meteorite.com/dealer_list.htm

I counted 138 dealers, give or take a few, some are tektites only.

Can you tell the MeteoriteMan is a dealer or the collector is the
MeteoriteMan? Is there a borderline?


Tim





----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexander Seidel" <gsac at gmx.net>
To: "Timothy Heitz" <midwest at meteorman.org>;
<Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; <mexicodoug at aim.com>;
<mlblood at cox.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: How many meteorite dealers are there?


> To answer the question of how many "dealers" there are, you have
> to be careful in these times of global communication via the internet.
>
> We can no longer think in classical schemes. Who can tell a dealer from
> a collector, a dealer-collector from a collector-dealer or any
> in-betweens,
> where it gets somehow blurred and indistinct.
>
> Many private collectors make up their own websites and also sell their
> meteorites. Should they considered to be "dealers" by virtue of this fact
> alone? Then again: where is the borderline? Is it, where dealers found
> a company, float a business with an official name to it and pay taxes
> for this special enterprise?
>
> I don?t know, and btw I admit it is not crucial for me since I am still
> and
> have always been nothing but a pure collector. Though it is interesting to
> see how things and perspectives have changed "in the field".
>
> [PS: I basically (re-)launched my collection in 1992, after a personal
> visit to
> David New in Anacortes, whom I would consider to be a CLASSICAL dealer!]
>
> Alex
> Berlin, Germany
>
>
> -------- Original-Nachricht --------
>> Datum: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:25:38 -0500
>> Von: "Timothy Heitz" <midwest at meteorman.org>
>> An: "Michael L Blood" <mlblood at cox.net>, mexicodoug at aim.com, "Meteorite
>> List" <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: How many meteorite dealers are there?
>
>> Hello Michael, Doug and List,
>>
>> I count 138 dealers worldwide now.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michael L Blood" <mlblood at cox.net>
>> To: <mexicodoug at aim.com>; "Meteorite List"
>> <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 1:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: How many meteorite dealers are there?
>>
>>
>> Hi Doug, Tim and all,
>> I was one of the 3 on the internet - those were exciting days and
>> Many life long friendships were formed.
>> If you look in the archives, I did a survey study of the members
>> of
>> The Meteorite List. While there was not a 100% response rate, the
>> Rate of response was VERY high. I asked 25 questions as I recall
>> And one of them was, "do you sell meteorites" and "does it make up
>> A significant portion of your income." (or the like - y'all know I have
>> A terrible memory.
>> In any event, over 40% of the hundreds of people who responded
>> Stated they were meteorite dealers!
>> Please check the archives for specific statistical information.
>> Best wishes, Michael
>>
>> on 7/8/08 9:45 PM, mexicodoug at aim.com at mexicodoug at aim.com wrote:
>>
>> > Forwarded message from Tim Heitz (The Original Meteorite 'Pusher' and
>> author
>> > of ten meteorite commandments :-)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Timothy
>> > Heitz <midwest at meteorman.org>
>> Hello Doug, Would you post this for me to the
>> > list below? The list is
>> not working for me again Thanks, Tim
>>
>> Hello
>> > list,
>>
>> Does anyone know just how many meteorite dealers there are?
>>
>>
>> > When I started collecting in 1996 there were just 12 dealers
>> worldwide and
>> > only 3 were on the internet
>>
>> This should include all the part time
>> > dealers, a dealer is someone
>> who deals, there are many part time
>> > dealers.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tim Heitz
>>
>>
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