[meteorite-list] Ad Ebay sellers must see

[Walter Branch]

Hi Mike,

For years I was the only meteorite seller at Astro Auction Kim Poor (the 
site administrator) asked me to bring more meteorite business to the site. 
I can't tell you how much Canyon Diablo I sold there.

I informed a few dealers Astro Auction a few years ago but they never took 
advantage of the site. No one listed anything.

Ironically Kim and Novaspace Galleries (the brick and morter store behind 
Astro Auction) are located in of all places, Tucson.

Not too long ago I mentioned Cloudynights.com as an alternative to ebay. 
Totally free of fees.  The time it takes to list an item is 30 seconds to 
one minute.  How many new dealers started listing there?  None.

>I see is that you are going to miss a massive chunk of the >exposure that 
>eBay provides.

Not really.  List meteorites at both sites.  They are not mutually 
exclusive.

The impetus for using sites other than ebay has to come from dealers, not 
buyers.

What did they say in the movie, "build it and they will come."  Well, you 
won't be playing baseball in the middle of a cornfield.  You gotta build the 
stadium first.

-Walter


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Bandli" <fuzzfoot at comcast.net>
To: "'Galactic Stone & Ironworks'" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>; 
<meteoriteman at comcast.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Ebay sellers must see


> This auction site already exists and has been around for a long time. Best
> of all, there are zero fees. There is also a section for meteorites:
>
> www.Astro-Auction.com
>
> Though used mostly for space memorabilia, I believe an effort to move
> meteorite folks over there could be done. The only problem I see is that 
> you
> are going to miss a massive chunk of the exposure that eBay provides.
>
> ----------------------------------------------
> Mike Bandli
> Historic Meteorites
> www.HistoricMeteorites.com
> IMCA #5765
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Galactic
> Stone & Ironworks
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:26 AM
> To: meteoriteman at comcast.net
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Ebay sellers must see
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> It's been tried before, most recently Eric W. tried it.  (if memory
> serves me correctly)
>
> The problem is, many meteorite dealers are very competitive with each
> other, and I think if a dealer owns/runs the auction site, some other
> dealers will avoid it - no matter who that dealer/owner is.
>
> But I agree that a meteorite auction site (with traffic) would be great. 
> :)
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>
>
> On 3/17/10, meteoriteman at comcast.net <meteoriteman at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> It seems that the solution to these high ebay fees is a no brainer. With
> so
>> many meteorite dealers on the met-list, all of you should get together 
>> and
>> have your auctions on a new site. An existing site or create your own.
>> Possibly create a "Meteorite Dealers Association" that runs it and keeps
> it
>> free of bogus sellers. I'm sure that a fee smaller than ebay's would pay
> for
>> the site's maintenance. The possibility's of such a site would be 
>> endless.
>>
>> Jim Konwerski
>> Crete, IL
>> USA
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