[meteorite-list] Question for dealers re: displaying sold items

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Michael Mulgrew wrote:
<<Speaking  purely as a consumer I would recommend that dealers make the time or 
find the  resources to more clearly differentiate between SOLD and FOR SALE 
items  rather than having them all lumped together>>.  




 Speaking as a collector and meteorophille,  I've no objection to leaving up 
"sold" meteorite photos for as long as the website owner wishes.  As a long time 
affiliate who understands the importance of viewing as many meteorite photos as 
possible, I  have no difficulty distinguishing between available specimens and 
sold specimens.  I also am able to get a better characterization of the stone as 
a whole rather than what sliver is left in inventory.  It gives perspective to 
the cutable yield of a given meteorite and lets me know where my specimen of 
choice stands in relation to the characterization of the entire stock.  
Especially when there is a low TKW or especially rare mineralogy.

Heaven knows, there are probably those who collect meteorites that think they 
are found  beside the road already cut into nice little thin section butts or so 
it seems at times.  That is their prerogative but,  I'd much rather see 
collectors who aren't so shallow and took a little effort to actually appreciate 
meteorites for their scientific value aka meta-knowledge they can give, and not 
just another Beanie Baby they must have on their crowed shelf. 


 I also like to see pilgrims come here and ask learn why rather than assume 
everyone before them was uninformed, isolated from the main stream and just did 
things in an arbitrary way.  There is a lot I'd like to see if I were king but,  
since I am not,  I'll defer to the generally good judgment of my colleagues and 
let them operate their business as they wish( so long as they are honest and 
legal) and be grateful for their taking the effort to post so many photos for me 
to study.

Dealers--please keep your photo collection intact until long after your 
inventory is exhausted. In fact show me more!

Elton