[meteorite-list] Suspect Seller?

[Mark Crawford]

Hey Bill,

What is it with some of the people on this distribution?  According to 
the met-list About, this is...

/"...with over 600 members, the best place to get information on rocks 
from space!"/

I'm old on astronomy, and newish on meteorites.  I joined thinking I'd 
"get information on rocks from space".  As for Ken's post (I don't know 
the man) - it's useful to get a feel for the kind of scams that are 
around.  I'm not stupid, but I can be misled.

What's the primary purpose of this group, nowadays, in reality?  Is it 
for dealers?  Mainly dealers, with collector/lurkers hoping to get an 
inside tip?  Or just a place for the Old Boys to ignore or beat up the 
new guys?  As a new member, I can honestly say that it's certainly not 
an open and welcoming community.  Most hobbies try to encourage 
beginners - proponents want to share their knowledge, wonder and passion 
about their interests.  This kind of BS can only serve to put people off 
the whole hobby.

So I guess I'll be flamed for this - off-list is fine, but I suppose 
there's more grandstanding to be done by posting on-list. :-\

Mark

Bill wrote:

>Hi Ken,
>
>Are you bored to death? I am. A lot of list members have been reamed out for posting these ebay warnings. Matteo comes to mind.
>
>Please stop. If we want your opinion we'll join the imca and view it on your invaluable website/s
>
>Bill
>  
>
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