[meteorite-list] weight descrepency
From: Steven Drummond <jesserd44_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:43 2004 Message-ID: <001e01c32168$02450920$6401a8c0_at_charterpipeline.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C3212D.55B3D680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Mike, Fortunately it was less than 20 dollars but that's not the = issue here. his name is..............................Carlos Pareja . he is from = Spain. I know when you buy from strangers you take a chance, it = was only 20 bucks after all. I surely wouldn't buy anything like I buy = from you from a complete stranger.=20 I took a chance and ended up buying from a seller without real business = practice ethics. Oh well. I just wanted to let all the other people = that bought these(and I know there were some from the list that did) = know they were screwed out of over half the weight, Obviously the other = people that bought these have no scale and do not have any idea what = weight might be just by holding the mass its self. It was very obvious = to me when I saw the size of the piece I got it couldn't possibly weigh = 40 grams. Yea pretty amazing adding the packing material and box to the = weight and listing that weight on his header. I explained to him , You = do not go to the store and get 2 ounces of coke and 14 ounces of bottle = when you buy a 16 ounce Coke. This I think he either did not care or = doesn't speak GOODLY enough English to understand this ? Best Regards, = Steven Drummond=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael Farmer=20 To: Steven Drummond ; meteorite list=20 Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] weight descrepency Steven, I have been warning people for years, only buy meteorites from = known people, you take serious risks when dealing with unknown people. = This is a classic example. That is absolutely pathetic. Who ever heard = of doing that. I need to learn that trick. Do you want to give us the = name of the person so that if I see them in Morocco I can know who it = is.=20 mike Farmer ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Steven Drummond=20 To: meteorite list=20 Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 12:03 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] weight descrepency Hi List, I recently won 2 auctions from a seller at ebay called = MORFITA. He was auctioning the Rissani Morocco meteorites a few people = were asking about on the list. in his heading he states the weight of = the available meteorite, then in the description he states........=20 "The weight of each item corresponds with its weight when it is = prepared for ets shipment." Now what this really means is that , The weight of this item in = this auction includes the packing material and the Box it is to be = shipped in. This is very deceiving. Well he has lost 1 of the pieces I bid on and the other weighs = less than 1/2 of what he had listed in the heading for this = auction,(because the box And packing material weighed more that the = meteorite). I should have received 102 grams of meteorite in 2 pieces , = and I received 1 meteorite that weighed 17.67 gram.=20 Now I have asked him for one 85 gram meteorite to correct this = problem. His reply ................. =20 " We can send you another meteorite that weighed, = with the included packing, about 62 grams. =20 I believe that this it is the best solution, since us in our it = paginates of ebay we explain that of the weight of the specimens = clearly." =20 So I believe he will send around a 30 gram stone this time. I = have never seen anybody include the packing material and box in the = weight of what is being offered. And I would never bid on anything this = small that was not classified. What a deceiving way to advertise your = products. I certainly will not be bidding on this persons auctions = again. And maybe next time I will have to decipher the description = closely before bidding again. =20 Has anybody on this list ever seen anybody add the weight of the = packing material and box to the piece and list it as such in the heading = of the auction ?=20 I just received a new email from the seller he has changed his = wording on this matter, But how confusing is this = statement................. "The weight of the specimens is its real weight. When making = purchases of several specimens, the weight of this specimens are = increased 50% to calculate the shipping cost. when the packages are = ready for shipment, we weigh them again, and if it's difference to your = favor among the shipping cost you have paid and the final shipping cost = result, we refund you your money. Oh well, Have a great day list, Regards, Steven Drummond = TUC :-) =20 . ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C3212D.55B3D680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Mike, Fortunately it was less than = 20 dollars=20 but that's not the issue here.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> his name=20 is..............................Carlos Pareja . he is from=20 Spain.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2> &nbs= p; =20 I know when you buy from strangers you take a chance, it was only 20 = bucks after=20 all. I surely wouldn't buy anything like I buy from you from a complete=20 stranger. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I took a chance and ended up = buying from a=20 seller without real business practice ethics. Oh = well. I=20 just wanted to let all the other people that bought these(and I know = there were=20 some from the list that did) know they were screwed out of over half the = weight,=20 Obviously the other people that bought these have no scale and do not = have any=20 idea what weight might be just by holding the mass its self. It was very = obvious=20 to me when I saw the size of the piece I got it couldn't possibly weigh = 40=20 grams.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Yea pretty = amazing adding=20 the packing material and box to the weight and listing that weight on = his=20 header. I explained to him , You do not go to the store and get 2 ounces = of coke=20 and 14 ounces of bottle when you buy a 16 ounce Coke. This I think he = either did=20 not care or doesn't speak <STRONG>GOODLY</STRONG> enough English to = understand this ? Best Regards, Steven Drummond = </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dfarmerm_at_concentric.net = href=3D"mailto:farmerm_at_concentric.net">Michael=20 Farmer</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Djesserd44_at_earthlink.net=20 href=3D"mailto:jesserd44_at_earthlink.net">Steven Drummond</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite list</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 23, 2003 = 12:33 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = weight=20 descrepency</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Steven, I have been warning people = for years,=20 only buy meteorites from known people, you take serious risks when = dealing=20 with unknown people. This is a classic example. That is absolutely = pathetic.=20 Who ever heard of doing that. I need to learn that trick. Do you want = to give=20 us the name of the person so that if I see them in Morocco I can know = who it=20 is. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>mike Farmer</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Djesserd44_at_earthlink.net=20 href=3D"mailto:jesserd44_at_earthlink.net">Steven Drummond</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite = list</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 23, 2003 = 12:03=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = weight=20 descrepency</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi List, I = recently won 2=20 auctions from a seller at ebay called MORFITA. He was auctioning the = Rissani=20 Morocco meteorites a few people were asking about on the list. = in his=20 heading he states the weight of the available meteorite, then in the = description he states........=20 <P><FONT size=3D4><STRONG>"The weight of each item corresponds with = its weight=20 when it is prepared for ets shipment."</STRONG></FONT></P> <P> Now what this really means is that , The = weight of=20 this item in this auction includes the packing material and the = Box it=20 is to be shipped in. This is very deceiving.</P> <P> Well he has lost 1 of the pieces I bid on and the = other=20 weighs less than 1/2 of what he had listed in the heading for this=20 auction,(because the box And packing material weighed more that the=20 meteorite). I should have received 102 grams of meteorite in 2 = pieces ,=20 and I received 1 meteorite that weighed 17.67 gram. </P> <P> Now I have asked him for one 85 gram = meteorite to=20 correct this problem. His reply ................. </P> = <P> &nbs= p; =20 " We can send you another meteorite that weighed, with the = included=20 packing, about 62 grams. <BR>I believe that this it = is the=20 best solution, since us in our it paginates of ebay we explain that = of the=20 weight of the specimens=20 clearly." </P> <P> So I believe he will send around a 30 gram stone = this time.=20 I have never seen anybody include the packing material and box in = the weight=20 of what is being offered. And I would never bid on anything this = small that=20 was not classified. What a deceiving way to advertise your products. = I=20 certainly will not be bidding on this persons auctions again. And = maybe next=20 time I will have to decipher the description closely before bidding=20 again. </P> <P> Has anybody on this list ever seen anybody add the weight = of the=20 packing material and box to the piece and list it as such in the = heading of=20 the auction ? </P> <P>I just received a new email from the seller he has changed his = wording on=20 this matter, But how confusing is this = statement.................</P> <P><FONT size=3D4><STRONG>"The weight of the specimens is its real = weight.=20 When making purchases of several specimens, the weight of this = specimens are=20 increased 50% to calculate the shipping cost. when the packages are = ready=20 for shipment, we weigh them again, and if it's difference to your = favor=20 among the shipping cost you have paid and the final shipping cost = result, we=20 refund you your money.</STRONG></FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3D4><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT><FONT = size=3D2>Oh=20 well, Have a great day list, Regards, Steven=20 Drummond TUC :-) </FONT></P> <P>.</P> <P></P></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C3212D.55B3D680-- Received on Fri 23 May 2003 04:15:09 PM PDT |
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