[meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:00:56 -0700
Message-ID: <CAJet4mMT88KJ1b=xJiY7H=BvzaL3Zo-uQ44c-SqXouZ3bg8rqw_at_mail.gmail.com>

 Hi Mike and all,

The Truth is that Art's new "Charge per AD" program (likely effective
April 1st) together with dwindling participation on the Met-List has
made me look at other avenues like FB. Please don't misunderstand I'm
not saying I blame Art for trying to raise a little cash to cover
expenses. Heck, I may even participate.....just not sure right now.

It's just that the Met-list isn't as user friendly as other forums
that allow photos to be posted. Not to mention my last few ADS posted
here didn't seem to attract many buyers. So why not look elsewhere....

As you've eluded to - Facebook is the obvious choice.



On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com> wrote:
> I have sold hundreds of thousands on Facebook. Ignore at your own peril and demise:)
> Michael Farmer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 12, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Anne Black <impactika at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> Private comment from one of the most highly regarded (and recently retired) meteoriticist:
>>
>> "Facebook is for old people with way too much time on their hands"
>>
>> (Yes, he allowed me to repeat it).
>>
>>
>> Anne M. Black
>> www.IMPACTIKA.com
>> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com>
>> To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Meteorite-list <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 4:46 pm
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?
>>
>>
>> Thanks Mike,
>>
>> Good to read what works for you.....I appreciate it! Just in the last
>> few minutes since this post I've had 10 emails singing the praises of
>> FB and also people sending friend requests. I'll post articles,
>> photos, hunting videos and commentary but YES I will also post ADS.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
>> <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Ruben,
>>>
>>> I also resisted FB and Twitter for a long time. It just seemed silly
>>> and trivial.
>>>
>>> However, I have since become a big fan of both, especially FB. It is
>>> great for networking. I have met some good people who I now consider
>>> friends, and I have also met some new sources of material. A few of
>>> my FB friends are traders and we swap material. It's been a boon for
>>> business as well because it is a great promotional tool.
>>>
>>> A couple of tips for new meteorite people on FB :
>>>
>>> 1) search the groups for meteorite-related groups. There are many,
>>> and some are not so good, but others are very good for discussions
>>> and/or sales.
>>>
>>> 2) find a few meteorite people who have large friend lists that are
>>> visible. You can farm those lists for new contacts and send friend
>>> requests to them. Many dealers, including myself, keep the visibility
>>> of their friends list on private to prevent this. But if you look
>>> around, you can find the meteorite dealers and collectors this way.
>>>
>>> 3) If you intend on selling on FB, be very up-front about that fact to
>>> people who "friend" you. Many people do not want to see ads. I
>>> oblige those people by removing them from my friend's list, or warning
>>> them up front that I do post ads in addition to other normal
>>> (non-commercial) posts.
>>>
>>> Send me a request - FB name (galacticstone)
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> MikeG
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>>>
>>>> On 3/12/14, Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I just re-signed up on Facebook (I was on years ago but got off
>> within
>>>> weeks of signing up) and was wondering how you like it as a forum for
>>>> meteorite chat/news and also an advertising medium.
>>>>
>>>> Does it work for you? Why?
>>>>
>>>> Honestly, I've been resisting the move to FB - but if that's where
>>>> the action is, what choice is there?
>>>>
>>>> If you have suggestions please let me know.
>>>>
>>>> BTW - Feel free to send me a friend request (although I've not even
>>>> set up my page, but I'm working on it now)
>>>>
>>>> Here is my link
>>>> https://www.facebook.com/ruben.mrmeteoritegarcia
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Rock On!
>>>>
>>>> Ruben Garcia
>>>> http://www.MrMeteorite.com
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>>
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>>
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