[meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

From: bill kies <parkforestmet_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:30:33 -0500
Message-ID: <SNT102-W22F628695204531B920A57A2520_at_phx.gbl>

Martin,
 
I agree with most of what you said. The difference is, you are trying to define the professional person. I'm talking about professional behavior. We would all like to see only positive virtues in those we do business with but it isn't always the case.
 
A professional used car salesman that uses questionable sales tactics isn't very professional by my definition but he might be viewed as the consummate pro by his peers.
 
Best Regards,
Bill
 
 
 

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> From: altmann at meteorite-martin.de
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:01:27 +0200
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> >those that provide impeccable service and/or performance.
> &
> >an unconditional guarantee
>
> I would regard that not only as a matter of course, but as the prerequisite
> for somebody to establish as a professional meteorite dealer at all.
>
> But that you have also with collectors, selling here and there a piece to
> make room in their collection
> or with those collectors frequently selling meteorites to finance their
> collection or their hunting activities
> and most of them wouldn't call themselves "professionals".
>
> In fact, if you remember that there are sometimes some, doing that, who
> explicitly want to be told apart from those, who are in meteorites "only for
> the money",
> because they feel to be something more elevated,
> but who nevertheless are selling meteorites on a regular base, providing
> these standards,
> - they would insist, not to be called a "professional dealer".
>
> Therefore I think, these criteria alone, don't make yet a professional.
> And certainly there are many collectors, who have the same competence in the
> field like those, who are called professional dealers.
>
>
> Well and that I listed at length all the safeties and authentication points,
> happened, because I don't agree with Carl.
> I think, if you pay attention to a very very very few points
> ooooor if you just use simple common sense,
> then collecting and purchasing meteorites is an extremely safe field.
>
> My uncle Alex is still in vacation, he would break it down to the simple
> rule: Know your dealer!
>
> But in fact it's going beyond.
>
> And because there are always new members here on the list,
> I thought it would be o.k. to list all these points, which they can't know
> yet,
> also for David Gunning to see,
>
> that with meteorites the requirements of authentication and safety are much
> more complicate than with such mass products like flawless diamonds :-)
>
> Best!
> Martin
>
>
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: bill kies [mailto:parkforestmet at hotmail.com]
> Gesendet: Sonntag, 10. Oktober 2010 19:09
> An: altmann at meteorite-martin.de
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Betreff: RE: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought
>
>
> Martin said:
>
> "why making it so complicated? What about a more trivial definition?"
>
> Well Martin, thank you for the brief synopsis of Carl's opinion. It sure
> cleared things up in my mind ;)
>
> I tend to view the word, professional, as more of an adjective describing
> those that provide impeccable service and/or performance. That adhere to the
> highest standards regarding their particular field of endeavor.
>
> A meteorite seller doesn't have to be an expert or a dealer in order to be
> considered professional. And of course, as Carl mentioned, an unconditional
> guarantee is a must.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
> =
>
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Received on Sun 10 Oct 2010 03:30:33 PM PDT