[meteorite-list] Re: Ad String

[GERALD FLAHERTY]

Steve,
 I couldn't agree more. Like you I have gotten some sweet deals from List 
members posting on an irregular. individual basis. And yes there's always a 
few who abuse things. Fortunately, it doesn't take long to filter those out.
Thank you for the inventor of the DELETE key!!
Jerry Flaherty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Drummond" <jesserd44 at earthlink.net>
To: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at tampabay.rr.com>
Cc: "metlist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 2:10 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: Ad String


>
> Hi List,
>                           I am in favor of these adds on this list .  As 
> long as one doesn't abuse the system , like posting the same add day after 
> day cramming their sales down our throats , I think most of the people on 
> this list are smart enough to know if they are interested in any given 
> offer without having to read about the same sale on a daily basis , and 
> shoudn't have to !   Just don't abuse the list that's all.
>                           I have acquired some very nice pieces from these 
> sales posts to the list as well as sold a bit of material helping me to 
> recover funds paid to institutions for classifacations   .  In my mind 
> exchanging information like what is new and available is part of what this 
> list is all about,
> Take that information away and where do you hear of the new material 
> available ?   eBay and Pay Pal have enough of our money already !  And 
> after all , the list is made up of only people interested in meteorites to 
> some degree. Posting adds on the list can and does give the seller and the 
> buyer both a better deal (most of the time) .
>                           And really ,  how hard is it to filter out these 
> adds if you are botherd by them or just delete them without reading them 
> is also another possibility :-)
>
>            Best Regards to all , Steven Drummond
>
>
>
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