[meteorite-list] wot we need....

[Alexander Seidel]

Dear Dave,

no bad intention, of course! What I just meant to say was: the price has to be fair, a bargain may a bargain, but a bargain is not the LAW, it is the EXCEPTION (...as else it would not be a "bargain" by definition..:-)). We small little creatures on this very Earth all wish to survive some way or the other, and everyone should have his/her little fortune, but when it comes down to e.g. such a tiny little issue as aquiring a meteorite from dealer xyz, the whole system of fairness of trade for ALL the participants in a contract should still be active and workable for the future. 

And btw: you will always find strange people in every market place, may they be Big Brains from windy cities or odd Mars sellers from elsewhere. This is what you can´t avoid even with a good intention of creating any new list...

Best wishes again,
Alex
Berlin/Germany
 

> not sure what to make of this email - I cannot tell if you are being
> flippant or funny....
> 
> No - I am very much a realist, and I like a bargain as much as the rest -
> and I am NOT going to get drawn into some sort of discussion that  I do
> not
> want to.
> I do not need to be told to "think twice" thanks - I have had  enough
> experience buying (and selling) small fry  for my little collection 
> Would you have sold me a 30g slice of PV for $175 if I was to ask you
> (assuming you had it in stock)?  Probably not.
> So I am going to avoid answering anything else on this idea as I do not
> want
> a flame war - it was a thought and I am grateful for some of the input I
> have been getting.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> dave
> 
> 
>  
> -------Original Message-------
>  
> From: Alexander Seidel
> Date: 12/01/06 20:42:01
> To: Dave Harris; mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] wot we need....
>  
> > maybe I didn't negotiate hard enough, but I think the best I got is free
> > shipping - at least Fleabay allowed me to grab bargains (like the 30g PV
> > slice for $175). Just thinking aloud I guess...!
>  
> Dave, are you one of the people who think the world "ticks" (...or better:
> has/had usually to tick") like this?
>  
> (1) A Portales Valley 30 g for $175 (...your example)!
> (2) Free shipping of course, the "bargain" should be the standard!
> (3) A flight from Berlin to Barcelona for 19.99 Euros (about 25 bucks)
> (4) Free beer worldwide, but gotta have German brewing standards
>  
> Think twice!
>  
> Best,
> Alex
> Berlin/Germany
>