[meteorite-list] completing a purchase

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:06 2004
Message-ID: <401010F2.8080309_at_fascination.com>

Dear List;
OR, you can buy your meteorites from those you trust: Dean, Mike, Jim,
the other Jim, Bill, Blaine, Anne, Matt, Robert, Ken, Mark, Adam, Bob,
Dave, Dave, Dave, mike, and the other mike, Michael, Paul, John,
Walter, Bernd, Fred, the other Fred, Ron, (and not the other Ron whose
name we do not know) . There are so many great dealers out there, why
bother with someone not totally bonified? Those that you know and trust
deserve your business. **DEAR LIST NEWBIES** That is my tip of the
week! Support our working dealers.
I am sorry if I inadvertently left some out as I could list another 20
names here. If it is an unknown, and they are not an IMCA member, that
might be a thought to ponder, that is what we set it up for. If the deal
can be transferred on ebay, and you can use the sellers feed back as a
tool that may be wise as well.
Buying blindly to save a buck is silly, and a bit greedy. Just remember
the circus at Park Forest about a year ago!
My favorite old axiom, "junk in junk out" could apply here. Those that
try to get something for nothing sometimes get more wisdom instead of
the value of the product.
Again, with so many very reputable dealers gathered here, at the shows,
on ebay, on the IMCA web page, why play around with your money to
relative unknowns? Most dealers can get most meteorites from most
anywhere, and be for the most part, very competitive at pricing.
Very Best and thanks to our great dealers who work hard to supply us
with good deals and a wide selection!
Dave Freeman

dean bessey wrote:

>If it is a private individual who contacted you with a
>deal that's to good to be true I would be wary. If it
>is one of the 3 dealers farmer mentioned earlier you
>can feel safe as I have spent thousands of dollars
>with them (I even stay at Rodrigos house when in Chile
>- really nice guy). I have herd a dozen or more
>stories from people who sent money to Morocco to buy
>some NWAs really cheap (Always under 10 cents a gram)
>and whom they never herd from again after sending the
>money and nobody in Morocco ever herd of them either
>(A couple of the people who got scammed were customers
>of mine and I tried to help them out by doing a little
>research so I am familiar with those scams). Maybe you
>can check phone listings or something to see if they
>real people - although that is not as easy to do as it
>is in North America and could well not be possible.
>Try getting their phone number and calling them. You
>should be able to make a 10 minute phone call to
>anywhere in south america using a phone card for $5 or
>less. Might be worth it.
>There are some people in Africa scamming offering Gao
>meteorites also.
>I am not familiar with any major scams involving
>meteorites in South America so I cant give you any
>specific warnings of what to look for in this regard.
>If they are the ones who contacted you first the you
>can try to get them to send you the rocks before
>receiving payment. After all, they know who you are
>and should have more trust of you.
>Just an idea
>Hope this helps.
>Cheers
>DEAN
>www.meteoriteshop.com
>
>
>
>
>
>--- Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Well who is it? perhaps other list members have delt
>>with them, that is what
>>I meant. If it is a private person, there is
>>substantial risk involved.
>>Mike Farmer
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <joseph_town_at_att.net>
>>To: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
>>Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>>Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:16 AM
>>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] completing a purchase
>>
>>
>>>Mike,
>>>
>>>Thats part of the problem. This wasn't a dealer. I
>>>
>>believe it was a
>>private
>>
>>>individual.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Bill
>>>
>>>>I buy from all over the world, it is a risk, but
>>>>
>>the first advice would
>>be
>>
>>>>to ask the list if they know the dealer you are
>>>>
>>wanting to buy from.
>>
>>>>I buy from Hans Koser, Rodrigo Martinez, and
>>>>
>>Eduardo often, never a
>>problem.
>>
>>>>Mike Farmer
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: <joseph_town_at_att.net>
>>>>To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:41 AM
>>>>Subject: [meteorite-list] completing a purchase
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>>Recently I had the opportunity to purchase a
>>>>>
>>meteorite from South
>>America.
>>
>>>>I
>>>>
>>>>>wasn't sure how to go about exchanging the
>>>>>
>>money for the specimen with
>>any
>>
>>>>>kind of assurance that I wouldn't get ripped
>>>>>
>>off. Since I balked, I
>>missed
>>
>>>>>out on the chance. What's the recommended
>>>>>
>>procedure used to negotiate
>>a
>>
>>>>long
>>>>
>>>>>distance transaction?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>>Bill Kieskowski
>>>>>
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