[meteorite-list] Thanks, Ad, and Criticism

[Michael L Blood]

Hi Walter,
        It is simple: deal with those of us proven to be trustworthy. When
I started collecting I only knew of 2 dealers - ET, and a local collector
that sold a little on the side. It took many months (or was it a year or
two) to find out about Blaine Reed, Bob Haag and David New. So, if you know
that many - or a few more that have proven to be trustworthy, you got
it made. 
        It has been widely known that anyone can put together a nice looking
web page, buy advertising in METEORITE MAGAZINE - and any and everywhere
else, not to mention 5000 ebay sellers.
        Best wishes, Michael

on 7/26/05 5:03 AM, Walter Branch at branchw at bellsouth.net wrote:

> Finally, and this may ruffle a lot of feathers, I made a list of all the
> dealers I have dealt with over the past year and compared that with all the
> dealers I am aware of.  I felt that over half the meteorites I had purchased
> had inadequte or inaccurate descriptions. The number meteorite dealers and
> re-sellers I trust and respect has dwindled to the point where this hobby
> isn't viable much anymore. There are a few dealers I trust and respect but
> not many.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> -Walter

 
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