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[Michael Gilmer]

Hi Mike and Gang,

Facebook is quickly turning into a nexus of meteorite activity.
Collectors, dealers, hunters, scientists, and curious onlookers.
It's also ripe for virtual outreach.  I get questions almost every day
from people who know nothing about meteorites, and they are keen to
learn more.  I try to answer the majority of them.  Of course, there
are also more of the types who send messages like - "here is my new
lunar meteorite that I found in Utah, what is it worth and do you want
to buy it?" , and the message is accompanied by the obligatory
blurry-photo of a lump of hematite or a terrestrial conglomerate.
But all in all, it's a very good place to network and "meet" new
people who may later turn into collectors or hunters.  And from a
dealer standpoint, Facebook is now mandatory.  If you are a dealer,
and you do not have an active FB presence, then you are surely losing
potential sales.  Used correctly, FB can be a lucrative marketplace
and it charges zero fees.  :)

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 3/11/11, MIke Antonelli <mfrancis66 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Lots of meteorite folks on Facebook! Heres one page I'm familiar with!
> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Meteorite-Hunting/211197901280?ref=ts
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