[meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

[MexicoDoug at aol.com]

Sterling painted a very nice picture meteoritehunting with Master Yoda, and  
then Rob left nothing to the imagination in his seemless rendition of 
"Yoblood"  (Now please use those talents to add Pavlov's 60 dogs 
_http://www.cshl.edu/PDogs/_ (http://www.cshl.edu/PDogs/)  and the  Cerebus three-headed hound to 
the famous dogs collection!  Not to mention  Snagglepus and Underdog).  
Sterling, you are right, though I wonder if the  Force works better on magnetic 
meteorites or equally well with  achondrites?  It is bedtime so I will count the 
meteorites Yoda tosses me  over his shoulder into my catcher's mitt as I drift 
off to sleep...just as soon  as I answer Michael B.'s gentlemanly post:

Michael B. submitted a very  distinguished answer:

>So, to rephrase: it is asinine to deal with people  who's
>reputations for dishonest dealing proceed them.(period  -
>this is the main thrust of the article)

Hola Michael, Yes, so very true....  Like, - if you play with fire you  
probably burn your finger...  - Corollary: And if you wrestle with maiale  you get 
full of mud - and the swine loves it...

>As an add on, I believe one should also proceed with
>caution  when dealing with someone yet to establish their
>reliability. I state  this more as reasonable behavior than
>behavior which I always practice,  myself. I tend to take
>people at their word until they prove themselves  unworthy
>of trust. 

I could not have phrased that so  well.  (maybe longer, but not better).
Thank you Michael for a generous  reply.  Unfortunate it is, as you have 
pointed out, that "established" is  so often paired with "reputation" to the tenor 
of denying opportunity to small  honest collectors.  Thankfully, on the other 
hand, that word  travels in meteoriteland like lightening and the "main" mass 
of  collectors derives social benefit by denouncing and rejecting corrupt  
individuals.
 
Thanks kindly for that important clarification!

Now, Martin A. has  made a wonderful start to introduce some German 
collectors not in the  press.  I only wish other equally concerned European or others 
were  motivated to share even a much smaller list than Buckleboo's treasure.   
Thanks kindly Martin, I am sorry Europe is so silent to the kind invitation to 
 add more people...the rest of the world awaits to see who will chime right 
in...  (oops, my vocabulary is in the absolute pits at the moment, time to 
count black  desert stones Yoda tosses:-) )

Saludos to all, Doug