[meteorite-list] Frustrated over some sellers pages

[Bob Loeffler]

Sounds like classic "bait and switch" to me.  If it happens once, it could
just be a mistake.  If it happens a second time, maybe the guy is forgetful.
But if it happens more than twice with the same specimen, it's fraud.  You
should tell us who the dealer is so we can all watch out for this from that
person.

Bob



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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of
Jimski47 at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 3:39 PM
To: rob.holcomb at gmail.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Frustrated over some sellers pages

Rob,
 
I bought it a few years ago. I don't know if anyone tried to buy it  from 
his Ebay listings that he's been putting up over the years. He doesn't  have

it, I do.
 
Jim K

In a message dated 3/5/2013 4:26:05 P.M. Central Standard  Time, 
rob.holcomb at gmail.com writes:
That sounds very odd for any dealer to  operate like that. Has it ever sold 
on eBay? Perhaps people are simply returning  it and the dealer just can't 
be rid of it, like an albatross.
Rob  H


On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:24 PM, <Jimski47 at aol.com>  wrote:

A few years ago I was looking for a certain kind of large iron  meteorite
for my collection and found a nice one at a well known dealers  website. I
made  the deal and sent the payment. The next day I was told  that it had 
been
sold  some time ago. The dealer offered me a different  piece that was 
larger
and more  expensive at a great price. I agreed and  paid for it. It arrived
and I was  thrilled with it. About 6 months  later I saw my meteorite on 
Ebay
listed by this  same dealer. I emailed  him and joked about it. He ended the
listing. Six months  later it was  listed again and has been relisted a
number of times to this day  and is  still for sale on his website. I don't 
want
to cause him any undue   embarrassment so I won't mention his name, so don't
ask. Forgetful? or  Bait  and Switch? I'm not complaining, it was a good 
deal
for  me.

Cheers,
Jim  K
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