Hello Alex,
The Dictionary states that a dealer is one that is engaged in buying and
selling,.
Most of the Meteorite Dealers I know also collect meteorites, there are only
a few that don't collect..
Dealer just means someone who deals, simple as that.
This is the Original Meteorite Dealers List
http://www.meteorite.com/dealer_list.htm
I counted 138 dealers, give or take a few, some are tektites only.
Can you tell the MeteoriteMan is a dealer or the collector is the
MeteoriteMan? Is there a borderline?
Tim
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To answer the question of how many "dealers" there are, you have
to be careful in these times of global communication via the internet.
We can no longer think in classical schemes. Who can tell a dealer from
a collector, a dealer-collector from a collector-dealer or any
in-betweens,
where it gets somehow blurred and indistinct.
Many private collectors make up their own websites and also sell their
meteorites. Should they considered to be "dealers" by virtue of this fact
alone? Then again: where is the borderline? Is it, where dealers found
a company, float a business with an official name to it and pay taxes
for this special enterprise?
I don´t know, and btw I admit it is not crucial for me since I am still
and
have always been nothing but a pure collector. Though it is interesting to
see how things and perspectives have changed "in the field".
[PS: I basically (re-)launched my collection in 1992, after a personal
visit to
David New in Anacortes, whom I would consider to be a CLASSICAL dealer!]
Alex
Berlin, Germany
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Datum: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:25:38 -0500
Von: "Timothy Heitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
An: "Michael L Blood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Meteorite
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Hello Michael, Doug and List,
I count 138 dealers worldwide now.
Tim
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Hi Doug, Tim and all,
I was one of the 3 on the internet - those were exciting days and
Many life long friendships were formed.
If you look in the archives, I did a survey study of the members
of
The Meteorite List. While there was not a 100% response rate, the
Rate of response was VERY high. I asked 25 questions as I recall
And one of them was, "do you sell meteorites" and "does it make up
A significant portion of your income." (or the like - y'all know I have
A terrible memory.
In any event, over 40% of the hundreds of people who responded
Stated they were meteorite dealers!
Please check the archives for specific statistical information.
Best wishes, Michael
on 7/8/08 9:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Forwarded message from Tim Heitz (The Original Meteorite 'Pusher' and
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> of ten meteorite commandments :-)
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From: Timothy
> Heitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello Doug, Would you post this for me to the
> list below? The list is
not working for me again Thanks, Tim
Hello
> list,
Does anyone know just how many meteorite dealers there are?
> When I started collecting in 1996 there were just 12 dealers
worldwide and
> only 3 were on the internet
This should include all the part time
> dealers, a dealer is someone
who deals, there are many part time
> dealers.
Thanks,
Tim Heitz
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