[meteorite-list] Self Proclaimed Pairings Issues (SPPI)

[stan .]

>Collectors are entitled to official material or at the very least
>provisional if the rules are being adhered to. *snip* The rules have been 
>clear
>for the last two years and to continually violate them will only serve to
>undermine collector confidence.

there are no 'rules' when it comes to offering material for sale (other than 
not violating copyrights). The NomCom, the IMCA and Adam Hupe are NOT 
regulatory bodies who have the authority to police the hobby/industry nor 
make binding resolutions that must be followed.

Collectors are entitled to DISCLOSURE. There is nothing wrong with saying 'I 
belive this material to be paired to xxx' because a dealer who says that is 
giving his customer information to use in making a purchasing decision. It 
should be up to the collector to decide if the dealer's judgement is 
sufficent guarantee as to the identity of a prospective purchase. If a 
collector wants to buy only 'offical' material thats fine, if the collector 
doesnt mind buying unofficial material that is fine too.

To suggest otherwise is like saying any coin dealer who sells anything but 
pcgs slabs is out to screw his customers - in short, BS.