Hello Adam and list, I love ebay. It is way to hard to shop for meteorites finding & comparing prices web site to web site. From what I have seen, most web sites sell meteorites at higher prices than ebays prices. I once won a 51g Oriented SA on ebay for $8.00, And an NWA 869 at 7 cents a gram, if any dealers can beat that price, please let me know! I know everyone who buys on ebay can tell of even better deals than that! Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier <>< The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 ----- Original Message ----- From: Adam Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 5:22 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] eBay Likes and Dislikes
> Dear List Members, > > Since there are collectors and dealers that both like and dislike eBay I > thought I would throw some of my thoughts in. My first exposure to eBay was > locating and purchasing rare engines for my collection, like stirlings, > steam and the like. I was able to complete my collection because of eBay. > > My second exposure was when I partnered with gentlemen who was going to > college in Texas named Duane. I am sure some of you know who I am talking > about even though I have not heard from him in over six years. We purchased > large batches of unclassified Saharan meteorites (Long before NWA) from the > French who were working the desert consistently. I was content to hang onto > mine but he resold some material to help offset the enormous tuition costs > at TCU. > > I had a girlfriend at that time that was also attending college to get a > degree in business. Like most college students she was always short of > money and did not have enough hours in the day to work full-time. I decided > to let her sell some of my excess meteorites on eBay and told her to keep > the profits. This prevented her from bumming money off of me all the time. > I know some of you remember her because I see some of the same collectors > still around, even after seven years. She went under the eBay handle > "Lunarisha" and sold every meteorite she listed saving me the hassle of > paying her way. There were only two other dealers selling meteorites on > eBay with about 20 to 30 auctions at any given time. As a matter of fact > she also sold on three other auction sites before eBay dominated the market, > mainly Yahoo. > > I think auctions are great, I have seen eBay help put people through > college. It has helped my brother, Greg and I offset the enormous costs of > studying, classifying and to curate a large collection in which we always > make samples available to the public. > > Wishing everybody the best, > > Adam > > > > ______________________________________________ > 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
