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

[Dave Harris]

Thanks Alex - glad you cleared that up  - of course - this is what I was
sort of meaning - a place for good prices, honest materials and accredited
dealers in a safe forum.
Of course, a bargain is exactly that - a bargain (or, as you said it wouldn
t be a bargain, but the actual price!) 
I guess I was just thinking aloud about an alternative sales place to
Fleabay - not to take away from dealers' sites and thier customer base, of
course, just an alternative to eBay!

Best from cold, dank Brighton!

dave

 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Alexander Seidel
Date: 12/01/06 21:13:34
To: Dave Harris; mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com
Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] wot we need....
 
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
>
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