Hi Anne and all,
In the 23 plus years I have been dealing, I have business cards and
contact information to over 500 suppliers. Some are not in the business
any longer but have been replaced by many other new dealers. Figure in
all the new dealers both full time and part time, dealer collectors,
collectors who sale items after they upgrade, and older collections who
are selling off specimens, and all the new desert dealers from the
Africa and Asia areas and there are well over 1000 sources of specimens.
Just want people to know there ARE other choices when it comes to
buying specimens. Certainly IMCA has a lot to offer but there is a lot
more out there also. If you are only buying IMCA then you might not be
buying the best specimen out there at the best price as IMCA dealers
aren't holding all the great specimens for sale.
Even with the IMCA membership there have been problems recently. Some
excellent dealers have elected to quit the IMCA because of these
problems. To my knowledge anyone who has had a problem has had that
problem resolved.Common sense and asking questions before you jump in
would solve 90% of the problems both in and out of the IMCA. Best!!
--AL Mitterling
Mitterling Meteorites
Quoting [email protected]:
Thank you Darryl.
About some 350 members is not a small part of the spectrum.
I would also disagree with "Your limiting access to impressive collection
pieces if you only buy from IMCA dealers".
I do believe you can find "impressive Collection pieces" with labels from
TCU and ASU, among others, on my website and on Mike Bandli's site. And those
are just the first 2 examples that came to mind.
And no need for escrow service with IMCA members.
Anne M. Black
_http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/)
[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected])
Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
_http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/)
In a message dated 11/13/2011 6:13:42 PM Mountain Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
....I don't know about merely occupying a small part of the spectrum ;-)
On Nov 13, 2011, at 5:38 PM, al mitt wrote:
Greetings,
While buying from IMCA members is a safe way to go, some of the largest
and best known dealers are not members of the IMCA. Your limiting access to
impressive collection pieces if you only buy from IMCA dealers. Best bet is
to ask around about dealers you might be wanting to buy from. Stay away from
dealers that are just getting into dealing as there is more risk with those
dealers. Buy from well established dealers that have been in the business
for years.
Nothing against IMCA or their dealers but that is only a small part of
the spectrum. Best!
--AL Mitterling
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