>Please do NOT aproach eBay on this issue or we will all likely >loose that venue to buy and sell. >It is as simple as that. Kind regards, Michael > Yes, remember that. Ebay took 4 days to respond when I asked ebays powerseller service. And revenue from meteorite auctions is not high enough for ebay to worry about (Unlike the revenue from many thousands of fake artifact auctions). Yes, we do have somebody on this list that had ebay tell them that banning meteorites was a possibility. The delay in responce to me makes me thing that my response from ebay has less credibility than the other ebay responce. Remember also that the nimber of meteorite fakes on ebay is very minimal. What have you, 600 auctions and 6 auctions of fakes? A 99% rate of authtentic auctions is likely among the best of any type items that is listed on ebay. Its time to put the meteorite possy to rest. You cant protect people from themselves. List members know how to spot a genuine meteorite on ebay and how to avoid the fakes. Do continue to discuss fakes on this list. You will be helping new members (And old) who care enough to learn about what they buy. But dont bother ebay anymore. Ebay dont collect meteorites so ebay dont care. When Meg reports to shareholders at the next shareholders meeting she will not be explaining that that extra $1.20 in closing fees came from something that was not a real meteorite. All that shareholders will care about is that the $1.20 is there. Becides, ebay is only a venue (A fact that has been upheld in court in California and many other states as well as Germany and france where ebay and yahoo has been having a much rougher time in court than in the US). Ebay dont claim to police their site. In fact ebay specifically points out to users that they dont - something every single one of you agreed to have read and accepted when you signed up for ebay. It is ebays site so they make the rules. If you dont like the rules trade someplace else. Ebay is not forcing you to look over their site. If ebay had to police their site you would all be complaining about to high of fees to trade on ebay. Likely you wouldent pay the higher cost. So leave ebay alone with the complaints. For the honest sellers and buyers who care enough to learn about what they are buying ebay is a very good place to buy and sell meteorites. Let the possy rest in peace. If we had to end all crimes we would be living in a society more draconian than in afghanistan up to last august. And the 1% fakes on ebay is not as bad as having ebay totally shut down as a place to trade meteorites. DEAN >
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