[meteorite-list] USPS, ebay and Amazon

[MARSROX at aol.com]

Re: The Care and Feeding of "The Art of Collecting Meteorites."
 
 
Not-to-Worry Dept. - All books sent to USA addresses have "Delivery  
Confirmation" attached. Thanks to our US Postal Service, books sent as  early as 
February 8 reached their destination on February 10......or not yet.  Pardon our 
dust. I am monitoring delivery daily and am quite frustrated by these  delays. 
Please don't ask me (yet) to provide over 300 USPS tracking numbers to  each 
individual who has ordered so far. I estimate that only 10% of all mailed  
copies have been delivered as of this moment (Wednesday morning). One reader in  
New Mexico worried about his copy and I found it sitting in Memphis, TN  - 
probably visiting Elvis.
 
 
Amazon sales - Are out of the question. They want a minimum commission of  
40% of the retail price, and possibly as much as 55%. This works only if you  
have an artificially inflated cover price.
 
 
ebay - I will offer the book at a later date on ebay. Presently, I am  making 
it available first to loyal list members. "meteorobs", and readers  of 
Meteorite magazine, as the "numbered, signed copy" concept is quite popular. 
 
 
Regards to all,
 
 
Kevin Kichinka