I agree with both of you. EBay sure isn't what it used to be. I remember when there were less then 50 meteorites being offered at any given time on eBay in 1998 and Yahoo had a better auction site. I like the excitement of letting the buyer determine the price through bidding but eBay is not very viable anymore when rare material is selling for less than what the Moroccans or other wholesalers are asking for it. I cannot replace the material for what price is being realized on eBay. That is why I have been focusing on fixed priced artifacts which have a much larger audience. I have been doing well since I took the time to have nearly everything of value papered. Artifact collectors appreciate the extra effort put into having items papered and serialized.
No self-pairing or piggy-backing going on in artifacts, just "artifackers" which are pounded on the instant they try. In this very poor economy, genuine dealers will not put up with idiots selling fakes. They will mop the floor with them instantly! Too bad, it looks like I may have to start another website and move away from auction style sells on eBay. It used to be fun but I am tired of items being drowned out along with 8,000 other "meteorites?", some of which are not meteorites at all. Too much publicity isn't always a good thing! Adam so clogged full ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Farmer <m...@meteoriteguy.com> To: Jim Strope <fa...@yahoo.com> Cc: Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com>; Adam <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AD - Ridiculously Low Prices - Rare Material I've been fixed price for 3 years, no more crumbs and junk to waste my time and drive me crazy with scammers. Fixed price takes longer to sell but there seems to be no downside. I get what I want for them sooner or later. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone On Jul 23, 2013, at 1:57 PM, Jim Strope <fa...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Fixed price is the only way I list on eBay now. I start auction style > listings at my minimum desired price. Prices on good meteorites are rising > anyway. So, there is no reason to give things away just because bidding is > light. > > Jim Strope > 421 4th Street > Glen Dale, WV. 26038 > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 23, 2013, at 4:14 PM, Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Dear List Members, >> >> There are going to be some super bargains this week judging from the lack of >> bidding! Many items worth hundreds of dollars are still at the opening bid >> of just 99 cents and are due to end in a few hours! Auction style listings >> on eBay are now a rarity. Most dealers have gone to fixed pricing asking >> three times the amount that I have been realizing at auction lately so you >> may want to take advantage of these super low prices while they last. >> >> >> Link to all auctions: >> http://shop.ebay.com/raremeteorites!/m.html >> >> >> >> Thank you for looking, >> >> Adam >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
