I bought some Lost Creek from CosmicVisitors..but at more than 3 a gram I think.. During the times I bought them they were going high.
Rosie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'MARK BOSTICK '" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 11:32 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Latest round of Brad Sampson problems > Hi Mark, Matteo and List, > > Matteo: sorry to hear about your difficulties with Brad. The > mounting evidence is that Brad, while he does sell legitimate > meteorites and almost always comes through when pressed, is a > procrastinator. Be forceful -- the squeaky wheel does get the > grease. You are unfortunately at a bit of a disadvantage since > you live in Italy, but customer satisfaction is key in this > business, and sellers who are unresponsive do earn a reputation. > > Mark -- same goes for you. If you've given up hope on getting > a refund, my advice is to exact "payment" as you have: by > advertising your experience to the very people who might do > business with him. Sellers need to understand that we're a > close-knit society, and that bad business practices will come > back to bite them. > > Mark wrote: > > "These actions by Sampson have only hurt himself. For example I > collect Kansas meteorites. Had Sampson been honest and straight > with me in our earlier transaction I would have bought the > complete mass of Lost Creek at $5.00 a gram and would have > thought I came out like a bandit. Instead what did you get > out of it Brad? $2.00 a gram? I don't know but it was sold > low enough to be resold for under $3.00 a gram at a profit." > > This story is actually not quite right, or at least incomplete. > You could never have bought the *complete* Lost Creek meteorite > from Brad because I jointly purchased the meteorite with Brad > from the finder's descendants. Indeed, I submitted the type > specimens to UCLA and still hold the main mass. Brad has > probably sold or traded off most of his share (a fraction at > surprisingly low prices for an American H3 with such a low TKW) > to others who in turn have resold it at minimal profit on eBay. > Obviously these prices are an historical anomaly for an > unequilibrated chondrite; I certainly haven't and won't sell > it at that price. I congratulate those who have bid on (and > actually acquired!) Lost Creek at < $3/gram. Indeed, if a more > reputable dealer was selling it at that price, I'd be inclined > to simply buy it all up. To each his own, I guess. > > Cheers, > Rob > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
