[meteorite-list] Credit where credit is more than due

[Galactic Stone & Ironworks]

I'd like to jump on the pro-Twelker bandwagon.  I've bought many
specimens from him and I plan on purchasing many more from him in the
future.  :)



On 9/21/09, LITIG8NSHARK at aol.com <LITIG8NSHARK at aol.com> wrote:
> Good evening Folks,
>
> I'd like to sincerely  echo the sentiments of both Rob and Richard.  In the
> several transactions,  and many communications I've had with Eric Twelker
> over the years, I've  found him to be the honest, and informative meteorite
> expert/dealer that helps  makes our hobby/vocation/avocation such a joy.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Paul  Martyn
> Savannah, GA
>
> In a message dated 2009/09/21 7:48:29 P.M. Eastern  Daylight Time,
> rob_mccafferty at yahoo.com writes:
> I too, have nothing but good  things to say about Eric. When I first got
> into meteorites, I bought a lunar  (DaG400) and a martian (SaU008) from him.
> These are both major outlays for a  noob and I(partly due to dyslexia)
> entered his paypal address incorrectly. He  was patient, understanding,
> communicative and ultimately I got it right and got  my samples in first
> rate
> condition.
> He's helped me in other ways too  regarding our passion since then, too.
> If I ever make it to Alaska, I'd love  to meet up with him and buy him a
> drink.
> He's a top bloke and while we're in  the good-will mode, I'd like to thank
> him for everything he's done for me and my  attempts to forward meteorites
> to kids in Scotland.
> He's held in the highest  regard in the UK.
>
> Rob McC
> --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Richard Kowalski  <damoclid at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Richard Kowalski  <damoclid at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Credit where credit  is more than due
>> To: "meteorite list"  <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Date: Monday, September 21,  2009, 11:56 PM
>> I know that most businesses never
>> hear anything  but complaints, and I've expressed my share on
>> this list too.
>>
>> I just want to let everyone know of a dealer going above
>> and  beyond, WAY above, and offer some praise here instead of
>>  complaint.
>>
>> I ordered a small slice of Gujba, just a couple of  grams,
>> for my type set from Eric Twelker a short while ago. When  it
>> hadn't arrived, I inquired if it had been sent and when,
>> just  to make sure it hadn't gotten lost in the mail. He
>> responded quickly  that he was away but would check on it as
>> soon as he returned home.  Finding he had made a mistake, he
>> apologized that he hadn't yet sent it  and said it'd be on
>> its way that day. That was on Saturday.
>>
>> I just went out to the mailbox to find my slice already
>>  delivered with $21+ postage on the envelope! I'm still
>> shocked. Totally  unexpected and in my case, unnecessary. He
>> could have sent it via normal  1st class mail and I would
>> have been happy with that, but he made the  extra effort and
>> loss of profit to make a very small mistake in mind  very
>> much more than right.
>>
>> Eric's website
>>
>> http://www.meteoritemarket.com/mmhomef.htm
>>
>> --
>>  Richard Kowalski
>> http://fullmoonphotography.net
>> IMCA  #1081
>>
>>
>>
>>
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