[meteorite-list] RSVP re Another crazy bidder on ebay

From: Mary-Carol West <marycarolwest_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:21:18 -0600
Message-ID: <AANLkTikoMCC4CfGooWrm8VDjK=PjXmR-0uDe=6Y5WEFU_at_mail.gmail.com>

Please remove my email address.

On 1/2/11, Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com> wrote:
> Michael, they did apologize already. They did not realize it was Geoff.
>
> Regards,
> Eric
>
>
> On 1/2/2011 7:38 PM, Michael Blood wrote:
>> Don and Greg,
>> You DO know the seller is Geoff Notkin, don't you? I can
>> Only assume you do NOT know it is Geoff.....
>> Such speculation is ludicrous in this case..... And very careless of
>> You. Comments that would sullying someone's reputation are
>> nothing to take lightly! Shame on you both for such comments
>> Either you made these comments out of negligence in failing to note
>> Who the seller is or FAR WORSE, you would dare to make such
>> Remarks regarding Geoff.
>> Please let us know if it is mere carelessness or actually an
>> accusation regarding Geoff.
>> Please, Speak out on this list - both of you - and not in a
>> private
>> post. Your comments were public and your response should be public.
>> Sincerely, Michael Blood
>>
>>
>> On 1/2/11 2:50 PM, "GREG LINDH"<geeg48 at msn.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> An Ebayer bidding on his own stuff.
>>>
>>> Wow, there's a shocker.
>>>
>>>
>>> Greg L.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: dmerchan at rochester.rr.com
>>>> To: fujmon at mac.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>>> Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 17:44:32 -0500
>>>> CC: dmerchan at rochester.rr.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Another crazy bidder on ebay
>>>>
>>>> The fact that one individual bidder has 0 feedback and that many bids on
>>>> one
>>>> item in that span of time, leads me to feel that maybe a form of bid
>>>> rigging
>>>> is taken place. At least that's what would catch my eye and put my guard
>>>> up.
>>>> Now that the price is where the seller wants it, it would not surprise
>>>> me
>>>> that Mr. 0 feedback will not bid again. If I was the high bidder I would
>>>> retract my bid this way Mr. 0 would be high bidder! I could be wrong on
>>>> all
>>>> this but I have seen this game before on several occasions.
>>>> Here is a link to a news source in which an eBay bidder was arrested and
>>>> charged with bidding on his own auctions because he said they were lower
>>>> then expected...he even admits creating another account with name to do
>>>> this
>>>> bidding rigging!
>>>>
>>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1267410/Ebay-seller-faces-fine-biddin
>>>> g-items-raise-prices.html
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely
>>>> Don Merchant
>>>> IMCA #0960
>>>> Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
>>>> http://www.ctreasurescwonders.com/index.html
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Gary Fujihara"<fujmon at mac.com>
>>>> To: "MeteorList"<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 12:46 PM
>>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Another crazy bidder on ebay
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=170585023324
>>>>>
>>>>> current bid is at $180 for a 2.3g complete oriented Bassikounou H5
>>>>> chondrite
>>>>>
>>>>> granted Geoff's offering is a pristine example of flight orientation of
>>>>> an
>>>>> OC, but would anybody in their right mind bid $79/g? FWIW, this 'new'
>>>>> guy
>>>>> has 0 feedback.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary Fujihara
>>>>> Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693)
>>>>> 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
>>>>> http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/
>>>>> http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html
>>>>> (808) 640-9161
>>>>>
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