Bravo Dean...Another Voice of Reason...This time from the Great White North!
I miss fishing in Canada. Mark Miconi Stuck in Arizona but originally from NY ----- Original Message ----- From: dean bessey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:47 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Roswell "meteorite" / eBay > >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 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 56648 > _______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 _______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
