Dear List, I remember when dealers used to give ID cards that were actually made from card stock, or at least thick paper. Perhaps those who sell thousands of specimens a year figure their businesses can save a few dollars by going to flimsy paper for their ID cards, that's their business decision. I personally don't like these flimsy paper "cards" because they get bent and tear easily and just aren't compatible with the real cards that I receive from the vast majority of dealers. I am hesitant to pass these flimsy pieces of paper on to others when I trade away or sell different specimens because they just make the specimen seem cheap somehow, comparable to the cheap paper used. I just don't understand how any highly successful meteorite business selling in a worldwide market and trying to maintain a high standard of excellence can provide such crappy (as in cow crappy) ID papers. I find it hard to imagine a reason to do this, except of course if the cost of the card stock for the card would be a significant portion of the sales profit, such as in a Bessy speck. I'm not referring to that situation. I have never seen this issue brought up on the list before and so I am fearlessly bringing it up. Those who take offense are welcome to throw crap at me, I have my Tyvek suit on and really don't care. I just get tired of dealers calling flimsy paper IDs "ID Cards", but I'll get over it in a few minutes.
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