[meteorite-list] Posting sources

[STARSANDSCOPES at aol.com]

I agree with Jim and would like to add an  observation.  People buying 
meteorites fall into three  categories.

1.    Buying from a dealer who is trusted to  know what he is doing and has a 
track record of happy  customers.

2.    Knowing the material (and who is selling  what) well enough to buy with 
confidence based on the buyer's expertise.  I  watched Martin Horejsi buy 
some expensive historical meteorites and he just knew  the material so well.

3.    Bargain shopping.  Taking  a gamble.  Many buyers are happy with this 
and I would agree it is not  right for every one.

Most of us have been in all three situations.   I don't want to start a name 
dropping contest but Jim made the  comment.   As a buyer, simply the fact that 
it came from Jim Strope is  good enough for me and I would be confident that 
fact would be good enough for  other buyers should I decide to resell the 
item.  Jim would not need to  tell me where he got it to win me over!

Tom Phillips

In a message  dated 4/14/2008 10:23:11 A.M. Central Daylight Time, 
nwa482 at comcast.net  writes:
Sounds like a good solution Matt.

I would not want my name  published on a website that I provide consignments 
if I did that sort of  thing.  If I was a buyer and saw that dealer A had a 
specimen acquired  from dealer B, I would just contact dealer B and see if 
they had any more  and eliminate dealer A's mark up.

Would anyone expect Marting to reveal  his source for his new Martian 
Meteorite?  Or Adam for NWA 5000?   I would bet that they will not reveal 
their planetary sources any quicker  than I will.

Provenance, in my opinion, exists where old labels accompany  the specimen, 
or it came from a museum or famous old collector of  yesteryear.

Jim Strope
421 Fourth Street
Glen Dale, WV   26038

http://www.catchafallingstar.com


----- Original Message  ----- 
From: <mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com>
To:  <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 9:23  AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Posting sources


> Why not just ask  the dealer where the material came from? This has worked 
> for over a  decade for my business.  Personally, I always will tell a 
> customer  if the ask, but only if that source wants the information given. 
>  Posting the info for all to see, poses a problem for the privacy of that  
> source and yes, I do not want others finding that  source.
>
> Matt Morgan
> Mile High Meteorites
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