[meteorite-list] Micro/Macromount Availability- Where did they Go?

[Michael Farmer]

Anyone who charges $4.00 shipping for a micro in the
USA is ripping off their customers. They are just
trying to make money on the shipping. I charge $1.00
on 99% of the micors I sell on ebay. The exception is
when the micro is valuable, like Lunar and Martian
material that I need to track to ensure it isnt lost. 
Michael Farmer

--- tracy latimer <daistiho at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with you on the micromount issue.  There are
> a couple of notable 
> major Ebay sellers (who shall remain nameless) who
> are happy to combine 
> shipping very reasonably, but if you only win 1 or 2
> of their micros, it 
> gets pricy pretty fast, especially when the postage
> makes up a substantial 
> proportion of the total.  They aren't exactly
> overcharging for shipping, but 
> the $4+ cost of Priority postage for 1 micro is
> definitely a factor on my 
> purchasing.  I can't afford to shell out hundreds of
> dollars for whole 
> slices, and micros were my way of building up a
> representative collection 
> that displayed well in limited space, for prices
> that weren't exorbitant.
> 
> Tracy Latimer
> 
> >From: Mike Groetz <mpg444 at yahoo.com>
> >To: Meteorite List
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> >Subject: [meteorite-list] Micro/Macromount
> Availability- Where did they Go?
> >Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:08:10 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >    What ever happened to the lower cost
> micromounts
> >that used to show up on eBay? The reason I ask is
> that
> >a few years ago I built the diversity of my
> collection
> >with them and am still proud of each one. I am now
> >spending more time in reviewing dealer's web sites
> but
> >they seem to be few and far in between there also.
> >    There are a few dealers still selling them on
> eBay-
> >but I won't pay $4+ for a priority box with a
> nickel
> >size meteorite inside of it. The small mailers sent
> >first class always worked fine and I never had any
> >problems.
> >    Are the micro/macromounts no longer worth the
> time
> >and effort to make and provide them? Or is it the
> more
> >common material has ran its course and no longer
> >available? Maybe lack of interest by buyers?
> >    Seems most of the meteorite specimens now being
> >sold are out of my price range (thats my problem).
> I
> >don't have any specific "wants" at the moment (of
> >course there are always ones I would like to have!)
> >but am just asking the question in general.
> >
> >Thank you.
> >Mike
> >
> >__________________________________________________
> >Do You Yahoo!?
> >Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam
> protection around
> >http://mail.yahoo.com
> >______________________________________________
> >Meteorite-list mailing list
> >Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>
>http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
> 
> 
> ______________________________________________
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>
http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
>