[meteorite-list] Dealers, Sellers: Please INSURE your shipments

From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:11:47 +0200
Message-ID: <4a25f803.29.27b6.1024564064_at_webmaildh6.aruba.it>

Depend, the unique time I have insured a pack this is go
lost immediatly...never again

Matteo



----- Original Message -----
Da : "John.L.Cabassi" <John at Cabassi.net>
A : "'meteoritelist meteoritelist'"
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Oggetto : Re: [meteorite-list] Dealers, Sellers: Please
INSURE your shipments
Data : Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:16:25 -0700

> G'Day List
> Ahh, mailing problems. It's interesting that this should
> pop up on the same day that I also received a package from
> Argentina. It possibly could have been from the same
> supplier. But my package was also tampered with, either by
> mechanical sources due to sorting or human influence, but
> whatever it was, it only managed to open half the package.
> Maybe the machine broke down or the human was interrupted.
> Either way, I did not lose anything.
>
> As for declarations, I don't sell, but from time to time,
> I give some away and I always put "No Value" and "Mineral
> Specimen" But for the first time, this package from
> Argentina had the full value and on the green declaration
> stamp it is written "Rocks for study without commercial
> value - meteorites" But the value was also included. This
> is the first time this has ever happened to me.
>
> Cheers
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On
> Behalf Of Galactic Stone & Ironworks
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:41 PM
> To: Pete Pete
> Cc: meteoritelist meteoritelist
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dealers, Sellers: Please
> INSURE your shipments
>
>
> Hi Pete and List,
>
> When shipping meteorites outside the US, I declare them as
> "mineral specimens for study".
>
> Most of the overseas dealers I buy from mark their forms
> in a similar manner.
>
> I rarely, if ever, see "meteorite" on the declaration
> form.
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>
> On 6/2/09, Pete Pete <rsvp321 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi, Aubrey and List,
> >
> > One package I received labelled "Mineral Specimens" was
> > taxed as vitamins.
> >
> > Another package I received labelled "Meteorites" was
> > taxed as antiques!
> >
> > I have never had a problem with (what the vast majority
> > of sellers use) "Rock Specimens for Scientific Study",
> with little or no monetary
>
> > value.
> >
> > For what it's worth,
> > Pete
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> >> Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 22:31:03 +0300
> >> From: tektites at googlemail.com
> >> To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dealers, Sellers: Please
> INSURE your >> shipments
> >>
> >> I am always careful about declaring a meteorite - it
> makes it >> tempting to steal. 'Mineral specimen for
> research' is accurate and >> yet far less tempting to
> steal. Also I prefer not to declare the full
>
> >> value. When I have stuff sent to the Philippines I like
> a low value >> as again it reduces the risk of theft
> (although I have never >> experienced a problem). The
> main problem I have is that if a high >> value is
> declared then I have to pay import duties, and various
> other
>
> >> taxes and post office expenses that basically convert a
> bargain ebay >> purchase into very expense deal - almost
> to the point that it's not >> worth picking up, due to
> the expense. I once bought $120 of tektites >> and then
> had to pay $60 to the post office to get them! >>
> >> Aubrey
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