[meteorite-list] Question for dealers re: displaying sold items

From: Stuart McDaniel <actionshooting_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:39:29 -0400
Message-ID: <5E3D2EA1CE474D979BA1599EAA27151A_at_StuartMcDaniel>

Why not move them to a "sold page" seems that would be more productive. I
find myself doing the same thing. If I see a bunch marked sold I usually
lose interest pretty quick and move on.



Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC
Secr.,
Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society
IMCA #9052
Member - KCA, KBCA, CDUSA
-----Original Message-----
From: Yinan Wang
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 8:37 PM
To: Michael Mulgrew
Cc: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Question for dealers re: displaying sold items

It's also kinda nice to have up pictures of past sold specimens. You
put a lot of time and effort into photography and web design, seems a
waste to delete things!

-YvW

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Michael Mulgrew <mikestang at gmail.com>
wrote:
> List,
>
> I am curious why almost every meteorite dealer's website displays
> specimens that have already sold right along side specimens that are
> in stock and available for sale? I do not know of any other market
> that does this; it is unique to meteorites in my experiences. As a
> collector/prospective buyer I do not see the upside to this practice.
> It does nothing for helping me find what I'm looking for; in fact it
> is counter productive when I am shopping for a specimen as it makes it
> more difficult to see what is actually available for sale. It's
> synonymous with looking for clothes in your size and every store has
> displays showing your size but not actually selling any clothes that
> fit you. Maybe a separate page for "Sold Specimens" would be more
> appropriate if there was a need that I am not aware of to display
> pieces that have already been sold? I look forward to becoming
> educated on this matter.
>
> Regards,
> Michael in so. Cal.
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