Michael and List Members..........
I was appaled when I saw two members jump on Bob's LA001 bandwagon. My first thoughts were - "If you had this material for sale, why did you wait until Bob offered his to the list before making yours available?"
If it had been a new fall or find, then the circumstances would certainly have been different and multiple offers would have been expected. But LA001 has been around for several years.
To address the practice of ebay ad posting on this list vs the Yahoo Groups - I would rather see everything posted to one list, this one. I don't want to have to become a member of half a dozen lists concerning meteorites just because each may have their own restrictions. It also makes temporarily unsubscribing more cumbersome with multiple list memberships.
The advantage of this list is that it has become all things to all people and I like that. The only exception would be the childish flame wars that sometimes infect the list.
My two cents.
Randy
>From: Michael L Blood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Meteorite List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Los Angeles 001
>Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 23:32:58 -0700
>
>Greetings All,
> Please hear that this is addressed to a behavior, not
>to the individuals currently engaged in said behavior.
> Personally, I am stunned whenever ANYONE jumps
>on someone else's ad. I grudgingly observe this among callous,
>competitive, immature & inconsiderate "dealers" doing this
>to one another. However, even that seems usually to be done
>by someone specifically at odds at the time with the original
>advertiser.
> I know of no one at odds with Bob Verish, yet he has been
>unable to have a simple sale without two otherwise kind and
>considerate non-dealers jumping on the tail gate of his wagon,
>offering alternative examples of the material he has advertised.
> I don't mean this to be directed at the people doing it - I
>mean it to be directed to the behavior.
> Could everyone on the list have SOME consideration for
>a person offering material? I know it is hard. Many is the time
>I have wanted to jump right in and say, "Hay, everyone, I have
>the same material at 60% (or less) of that cost!" or, "Hay, I have
>one a bit bigger (or smaller), too," but I don't. It is a rude thing
>to do to the original advertiser.
> Let's all have a little more consideration for the other guy.
>At least wait until his/her sale is concluded before offering up
>our own stuff.
> Best wishes, Michael
>
>
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