[meteorite-list] AD: New Meteorite Auction Site

From: Anne Black <impactika_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 15:21:22 -0400
Message-ID: <15472eaf7c0-382-c8e1_at_webprd-m97.mail.aol.com>

I have to agree fully with Ruben.
I no longer buy or sell on Ebay, too many scams (just ask Jason Utas!), too many fakes. If I see something there I would like, being presented by a seller I do know, I will contact the seller directly.

So, I am sorry, but no I won't use an auction service whether it is meteorite-oriented or not.

Good luck.

(BTW: the convertion option on your site does not work. I asked it to convert GBP1480 into US$, the answer was: GBP1480 = US$1480. I don't think so.)

Anne M. Black
www.IMPACTIKA.com
IMPACTIKA at aol.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
To: David Butland <howardites at hotmail.com>
Cc: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Mon, May 2, 2016 7:53 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD: New Meteorite Auction Site

Hi,

Speaking just for myself I can say the following.

This is a great idea and I applaud you for your hard work.? However, 99.9 % of the people on this forum know each other and know meteorites - we don't buy or sell fake meteorites. In other words you're preaching to the choir.

You need to tell this to the millions out there buying off ebay (who are the unknown buyers) and that will be hard to do.

What I mean is this, ebay does have it's share of issues but as someone who has been selling on ebay since 1998 I can tell you it's worth it - It is at least for me. I preface every ad I place on ebay with a short bio about myself (a little annoying? maybe, but it works) and I sell a lot of meteorites.

I would love to support your endeavor as I said it seems like a good idea, but ebay reaches so many more people than your site. Even if all 1000 members of this forum signed up for your selling site it would be mush easier to reach them by just placing an ad to this forum just like you did.

Anyway, good luck I hope you can somehow reach the masses as that's what it would take for me to join.

On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 1:10 PM, David Butland via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:

https://www.howardites.com/auctions/

Good day to you all (meteorite enthusiasts, collectors, sellers & buyers).

We (Howardites)?have developed a meteorite?orientated auction site specifically for buying and selling meteorite orientated items ONLY. We totally understand the frustrations that arise when using other sites similar to Howardites Auctions.

What we offer:
No more fakes! that's right no more meteor wrongs, we do not want to go down the same path as our competitors and we want to pride ourselves in providing a?first class service and a safe haven for buyers and sellers.

Site Security:
Our site is secure and we use SSL

Buying / buyers?
We allow members of the public to register for free and? buy with no fees incurred.

Selling / sellers?
We only allow sellers who can provide a proven track record in selling meteorite orientated items to sell on our site, this service is completely free. Sellers are never charged listing fees and or?final value fees. This is truly free!!

Howardites Auctions?has numerous built in payment gateways so the seller can receive funds problem free, at ease?and securely and?the buyer can send payments promptly and securely. You are never stuck with just one payment gateway see below for examples:

PayPal
RBS Worldpay
2CO
Nochex
iKobo
SagePay
Authorize.Net
Moneybookers
Paymate Express payment
Google Checkout
Amazon payments
Alertpay
Gunpal

As you can see the list is big! If you wish to accept your own payment method? You are free to do so, we will not punish you for doing so. If you want to be paid with a crate of bananas then so be it ?

Shipping Carriers:

We also have 3 integrated shipping carriers, they are:

USPS
FedEx
UPS

Howardites Auctions is easy to use and has?many features, check us out now by clicking the link above.

?Please support us by signing up now, we promise you wont regret it!

Unsure about something? Have a question? Send us a message, we would love to hear from you, our email: howardites at hotmail.com
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