[meteorite-list] Dealer views of 2012 Sales

From: Greg Hupé <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 16:42:12 -0500
Message-ID: <8B7C329EFB874506B71FCE6B02FEBC4D_at_Gregor>

Hi Gary and All,

Gary wrote:
"My only complaint is the asinine policy changes made by the USPS regarding
(small) customs forms."

I talked to my local USPS clerk and he stated that the new Federal
requirements for the small green customs form (and probably large form, I
did not ask) are that the clerk MUST input all of the data we fill in on the
forms for Homeland Security and the post office can be fined if they do not
abide by these new rules. The customs shop in the country of destination
will compare the data from the originating post office and if they do not
match, a red flag is drawn and they will handle that package as suspicious
and do what they do from there. It is another method to catch mail bombs
before they get delivered.

So, this is what I learned today, hope it helps!

Best Regards,
Greg

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-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Fujihara
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 1:26 PM
To: Don Merchant
Cc: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com ; Don Merchant
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dealer views of 2012 Sales

Aloha Don, all,

2012 was a strong year for sales off my website and eBay. My only complaint
is the asinine policy changes made by the USPS regarding (small) customs
forms. International sales have increased substantially (which exacerbates
the USPS issues).

Don't get me started on eBay. I've been on eBay since 1999, and have watched
a slow decline in seller support and increase in seller fees. Those issues
notwithstanding, there is no better market to reach global exposure.

Sent from Gary's iPhone

On Jan 7, 2013, at 6:43 AM, Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com> wrote:

> Hi List. With the economy still weak and recovery being painfully slow, I
> was curious if any Dealers would like to ping in and give their thoughts
> of what kind of year (2012) it was for sales of your meteorites, be it on
> your Website or via eBay.
>
> Sincerely
> Don Merchant
> Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
> www.ctreasurescwonders.com
> IMCA #0960
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