I think for someone to point and click to get to ebay is a conscious decision....so one doesn't have to go there at all!
As for sellers preferring ebay, it is a place for the seller to safely sell (well, most of the time), especially to unfamiliar or questionable buyers, this process also assures that the buyer gets the best exposure to ALL interested buyers, and that a better price may be realized by this wider audience. Buyers should never put in a bid that is higher than they are willing to pay....doh!
The buyer also has the choice not to visit ebay, did I mention that? On items such as a slice of very rare (the only type specimen-crumb missing from my Mars collection), one MUST get the top dollar that the market will bear as there is only so much around, ever!
One buyer buying/offering to buy is not representative of the total world market and thus ebay is pertinent to realizing the most possible financial gain/break even amount related to exposure to the masses. I would not expect to see a slice of Chassigny in a yard sale!
Whining that one paid too much is a fine thing (we all do), whining that ebay made one do it is silly!
best,
Dave Freeman
ebay user id mjwy with auctions running!
Steve Schoner wrote:
--- Michael L Blood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Steve,
Did I read that correctly? You bought
something on
EBAY???
With regrets, yes. I got caught up in the "Ebay aution hype-fever" and think I paid much more for this than what I ought to have spent.
But there was no other choice. That is the way Arnold wanted to sell it, via Ebay, and it was at that time the only Chassigny thin slice available, and I don't think that there have been any since.
I "won" it by putting in a very high price at the very last seconds of the auction.
And the "auction hype-fever" that I got involved in (my fault and failing) is one of the many reasons I hate Ebay.
Steve Schoner/ams
http://www.geocities.com/meteorite_identification/chass2.jpg
on 7/28/03 8:46 AM, Steve Schoner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- mark ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:thin
Here is a link to a photomicrograph of my tiny
Hi,
Does anyone know what the current thinking on the 'Chassigny Chondrules' is? - (as to what they actually are or how they formed?)
I found this, but can anyone point me in the direction of any further information?
http://www.geocities.com/~dweir/chassig1.htm
Cheers Mark F.
slice of Chassigny, about 2mm (which I boughtseveral
years ago via Ebay from Steve Arnold).
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The dark areas within the crystals are glassmentioned
crystalsin the article, and in these can be seen emerging crystals formed in that glass. These tiny
are very clear in direct viewing. I suppose thatthe
"chondurles" mentioned are the rounded olivinegrains,
one of which is seen in this photo.better
It was taken with my old $30 microscope and patent pending viewer.
But thanks to Rob Riesner, I now have a much
setupinstrument, which I am learning to use, and it provides much clearer images than my old $30 microscope. I will be able to provide much better images once I learn how to use my digital camera
for this amazing microscope.design software
Steve Schoner.
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