[meteorite-list] Frustrated over some sellers pages

From: Sean T. Murray <stm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 12:02:20 -0500
Message-ID: <E113C1E494564E92998A132E929D9DD0_at_PlatinumII>

Folks,

IMHO, I like seeing other specimens on the same page that are already
sold... though I agree that web page design can eliminate some confusion by
having a section for available and a section for sold. Many times when I am
searching for specimens and history on the Web - it's great to see other
examples of the same material... even if it is already sold.

As for the issue of maintenance - yes - it can be troublesome. But work
with your Webmasters. There are multiple ways to handle quick updates for
material that is no longer available, including having dynamic pages that
reference a "SOLD" or "ARCHIVE" flag for each specimen. Then, updates can
be rapid and painless if you take the extra up-front time on your site
design.

Another thing for folks to consider is provenance. I can't count the number
of times I've researched a specimen I acquired that has passed through a few
collections / dealers. It's nice to see your exact specimen on an old site
page that is still listed. I usually screen-capture the page and print out
a page to store with the documentation for the specimen. In a few cases,
I've found provenance information that I did not know existed. Always a
bonus!

S.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Mulgrew
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 11:41 AM
To: SatWatch.org
Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Frustrated over some sellers pages

Mike,

I asked the same question in spring of 2011, please refer to that
thread for some discussion:
http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com/2011/apr/0507.html

-Michael in so. Cal.

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 8:33 AM, SatWatch.org <contact at satwatch.org> wrote:
>
> Dear Sellers on the list,
>
> I have been looking to purchase a number of different meteorites, so I
> have been going to the webpage links under some of your seller messages.
> What I find on some pages are a bunch of items that appear to still be for
> sale, but when I go to the meteorite linked page, it says SOLD.
> I ask... if you have it listed on one page for sale, then when you go to
> the item page it is sold, and you have posted it that way... why keep it
> on
> there?
> It makes it more difficult to shop around, and I will probably not shop on
> that site any further. I see something that appears to be for sale, and I
> think I might want it... only to find out it sold, over and over on that
> site.
>
> Okay, I know you are proud of your past finds and sales, but think of the
> shopper.... Maybe you should put together an archive section of items
> sold....
>
> Just a thought...
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPad
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