[meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

[Steve Witt]

Elton,

Well said.

Steve


Steve Witt
IMCA #9020
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--- On Sat, 10/9/10, MEM <mstreman53 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: MEM <mstreman53 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought
> To: davidgunning at fairpoint.net, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010, 11:28 AM
> Dear Dave-- were I inclined I could
> go back in the list archives and fine 20 or 
> more flash-in-the-pan  EX list members who came in
> like a bull elephant, 
> throwing around all types of  ill-formed demands, or
> egotistical proclamations 
> and after not getting the attention they demanded ranted
> out some monologue as 
> to what a substandard list this is.
> 
> What made you specify that "dealers" were all you
> sought--was below the noise 
> level to bother with. And why now complain that the rest of
> the list didn't 
> answer you--Are  you under the misconception the this
> is a list mainly of 
> dealers?   I don't know which dealers who
> responded but how do you know they 
> were "professional" dealers?  Getting more than 1
> person offering to do business 
> based on your original post is quiet successful.
> 
> So get a clue--if you want assistance on specific questions
> just ask.  We were 
> all novices once and if you don't come in here ranting like
> you are owed our 
> undivided attention and just ask your specific question you
> might get what you 
> need-- if not what you want.   (Pray tell
> what are other "celestial objects 
> mainly meteorites?????" are you talking about?)
> 
> Let me take this opportunity to remind you that if you
> don't like the way we do 
> business and elect to join the list of other EX list
> members and you are going 
> to loudly announce your taking leave of us... take care to
> not let the door hit 
> you in the tushie on your way out...
> 
> Elton
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: David Gunning <davidgunning at fairpoint.net>
> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Sent: Fri, October 8, 2010 5:50:11 PM
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer
> Sought
> > 
> > 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > After an initial responsive surge of 6
> "professional"  meteorite dealers
> > to my ad seeking same, the surge has, apparently,
> subsided.  Dried-up. 
> > Gone kaput.  So, lemme see, out of a total list
> membership  of, what, 950,
> > or so, members, and with six acknowledged
> professional  meteorite dealers,
> > (and other celestial objects dealers) amongst your
> ranks,  that would be a
> > ratio of 950 to 6 for an estimated percentage value of
> less  that 1% total
> > of professional dealers who view themselves as such
> and are  willing to
> > allow themselves as being such on the list.
> > 
> > Wow, there sure  must be alot of collectors and
> scientists on the list.
> > 
> > How cool is  that?
> > 
> > Thanks, Chummies!
> > 
> > Dave  Gunning
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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