[meteorite-list] wot we need....

From: mark ford <markf_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:18:19 -0000
Message-ID: <6CE3EEEFE92F4B4085B0E086B2941B316583F0_at_s-southern01.s-southern.com>

Hi,

Good idea, to have a single meteorite auction site that [everyone] uses, but my only thoughts on this would be, how exactly would you be able to define 'an honest dealer'? - if you would rely purely on the ebay style 'feedback system' then that's been done - so why not just better filter your search results on ebay?

Who would you allow into the forum and who would you not? - Surely if you let just anyone sell in this alternative sales place, it would end up like another ebay, only quieter, alternatively if you only let the big players in then the prices would remain high and I doubt the bargains would appear, so people probably would stick with ebay!

what you need is volume of material being sold at once, that's what creates bargain (and thus more people using it), when someone sells 20 slices of the same fall on eBay, and only 10 people want any - that's when a bargain can be had!

All actions depend on 'who's in the room' at the end of the day so lots of people looking is what you would need to make it a success.

Good idea though, and I agree Ebay has become diluted with tat, (but caution - some of that tat is just like what we used to buy when we first started out!).

Mark


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From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Dave Harris
Sent: 01 December 2006 21:46
To: Alexander Seidel; metlist
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] wot we need....

Thanks Alex - glad?you cleared that?up? - of course - this is what I was sort of meaning - a place for good prices, honest materials and accredited dealers in a safe forum.
Of course, a bargain is exactly that - a bargain (or, as you said it wouldn't be a bargain, but the actual price!)?
I guess I was just thinking aloud about an alternative sales place to Fleabay - not to take away from dealers' sites and thier customer base, of course, just an alternative to eBay!
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Best from cold, dank Brighton!
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dave
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-------Original Message-------
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From: Alexander Seidel
Date: 12/01/06 21:13:34
To: Dave Harris; mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com
Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] wot we need....
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Dear Dave,
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no bad intention, of course! What I just meant to say was: the price has to be fair, a bargain may a bargain, but a bargain is not the LAW, it is the EXCEPTION (...as else it would not be a "bargain" by definition..:-)). We small little creatures on this very Earth all wish to survive some way or the other, and everyone should have his/her little fortune, but when it comes down to e.g. such a tiny little issue as aquiring a meteorite from dealer xyz, the whole system of fairness of trade for ALL the participants in a contract should still be active and workable for the future.
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And btw: you will always find strange people in every market place, may they be Big Brains from windy cities or odd Mars sellers from elsewhere. This is what you can?t avoid even with a good intention of creating any new list...
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Best wishes again,
Alex
Berlin/Germany
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> not sure what to make of this email - I cannot tell if you are being
> flippant or funny....
>
> No - I am very much a realist, and I like a bargain as much as the rest -
> and I am NOT going to get drawn into some sort of discussion that??I do
> not
> want to.
> I do not need to be told to "think twice" thanks - I have had??enough
> experience buying (and selling) small fry??for my little collection
> Would you have sold me a 30g slice of PV for $175 if I was to ask you
> (assuming you had it in stock)???Probably not.
> So I am going to avoid answering anything else on this idea as I do not
> want
> a flame war - it was a thought and I am grateful for some of the input I
> have been getting.
>
> Thanks
>
> dave
>
>
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> -------Original Message-------
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> From: Alexander Seidel
> Date: 12/01/06 20:42:01
> To: Dave Harris; mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] wot we need....
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> > maybe I didn't negotiate hard enough, but I think the best I got is free
> > shipping - at least Fleabay allowed me to grab bargains (like the 30g PV
> > slice for $175). Just thinking aloud I guess...!
>
> Dave, are you one of the people who think the world "ticks" (...or better:
> has/had usually to tick") like this?
>
> (1) A Portales Valley 30 g for $175 (...your example)!
> (2) Free shipping of course, the "bargain" should be the standard!
> (3) A flight from Berlin to Barcelona for 19.99 Euros (about 25 bucks)
> (4) Free beer worldwide, but gotta have German brewing standards
>
> Think twice!
>
> Best,
> Alex
> Berlin/Germany
>
Received on Mon 04 Dec 2006 04:18:19 AM PST