Elton, Well said.
Steve Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://imca.cc/ --- On Sat, 10/9/10, MEM <mstrema...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: MEM <mstrema...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought > To: davidgunn...@fairpoint.net, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010, 11:28 AM > Dear Dave-- were I inclined I could > go back in the list archives and fine 20 or > more flash-in-the-pan EX list members who came in > like a bull elephant, > throwing around all types of ill-formed demands, or > egotistical proclamations > and after not getting the attention they demanded ranted > out some monologue as > to what a substandard list this is. > > What made you specify that "dealers" were all you > sought--was below the noise > level to bother with. And why now complain that the rest of > the list didn't > answer you--Are you under the misconception the this > is a list mainly of > dealers? I don't know which dealers who > responded but how do you know they > were "professional" dealers? Getting more than 1 > person offering to do business > based on your original post is quiet successful. > > So get a clue--if you want assistance on specific questions > just ask. We were > all novices once and if you don't come in here ranting like > you are owed our > undivided attention and just ask your specific question you > might get what you > need-- if not what you want. (Pray tell > what are other "celestial objects > mainly meteorites?????" are you talking about?) > > Let me take this opportunity to remind you that if you > don't like the way we do > business and elect to join the list of other EX list > members and you are going > to loudly announce your taking leave of us... take care to > not let the door hit > you in the tushie on your way out... > > Elton > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: David Gunning <davidgunn...@fairpoint.net> > > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > Sent: Fri, October 8, 2010 5:50:11 PM > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer > Sought > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > After an initial responsive surge of 6 > "professional" meteorite dealers > > to my ad seeking same, the surge has, apparently, > subsided. Dried-up. > > Gone kaput. So, lemme see, out of a total list > membership of, what, 950, > > or so, members, and with six acknowledged > professional meteorite dealers, > > (and other celestial objects dealers) amongst your > ranks, that would be a > > ratio of 950 to 6 for an estimated percentage value of > less that 1% total > > of professional dealers who view themselves as such > and are willing to > > allow themselves as being such on the list. > > > > Wow, there sure must be alot of collectors and > scientists on the list. > > > > How cool is that? > > > > Thanks, Chummies! > > > > Dave Gunning > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list