Hi List...
The ones I bought from 'this entity' who stated this answer via an ebay
question, "I won't list the weights so please don't ask"....however did
provide a cm/mm grid (in blue...ahem, so now we know)...
[So going in I did have and idea of what I was bidding on. Other clues
prevailed as well: knowing NWA801 well, already owning a few small
specimens from semi-cubes, slices and a really nice end-piece with
protruding chondrules...I was already familiar with associated size, based
on the chondrule size. So, it wasn't a blank purchase.]
With that as a preamble, I'd probably dig a bit deeper next time.
Curiously as well, I never received answers to common-hello-emails after the
purchase, no ID cards (although labeled on the box) nor feedback on the
ebay-machine, by far the most worrisome part of the whole thing, even after
a number of attempts. (One of the most rewarding things is the
correspondence subsequent...alas) But, as always, I lend the bennefit of
doubt to others. And, I'll re-state it again, as re-redundant as it is, I
am still pleased with the specimens!
At least they didn't have martian fossil blood-cells tainting the membrane
box :)
-Richard Montgomery
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From: "Michael Blood" <[email protected]>
To: "Met. Michael Gilmer" <[email protected]>; "Richard Montgomery"
<[email protected]>
Cc: "Meteorite List" <[email protected]>;
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Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Help with Ebay bidding
Michael,
I completely disagree. When I buy or collect micromount
Lunars, that NWA Chassignite, very rare hammers - I care
MUCH MUCH more about visual apperance than how much
Mass the damned thing has!
I have seen pieces twice as "big" than another that weighs
Twice as much.
To me it's a no brainer.
Same with wire thin sliced specimens that have 4 times
The surface area of a thickly sliced specimen that weights
8 times as much.
Buying by weight is just ONE way of looking at "value"
A specimen has.
Michael
Of course, certain very rare types and
historicals should be weighed, unless the speck is so small that
static electricity can move it. ;)
Best regards,
MikeG
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On 3/7/11, Richard Montgomery <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi List:
I ended up buying a few specimens from (I think) the entity you first
mentioned, (not mineralwold1)...NWA801, Kenna and Kainsaz...they were
all
super super thin (in a good way...even translucent) with great surface
area;
their weights though were far more expensive than usual. Aesthetics,
for
sure; certainly not good for re-sale, but that wasn't the point. I
mention
this to beware: if the weights had been listed I may have thought
twice.
But, I'm still pleased.
-Richard Montgomery
----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 6:56 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Help with Ebay bidding
Hello Listoids.
Recently a seller on Ebay ran meteorite auctions and refused to supply
weights because he was selling aesthetics. He suggests you pop on down
to
the local market and buy some cheese if you want to purchase something
by
weight.
Yesterday I found "mineralwold1". There are no weights included in his
listings but he will supply some info if you inquire. Here's his
response
to an inquiry I made yesterday about items 270688649572 and
280612372239:
Hello,
weight 20-25g
and another piece 15-20g
Thanks Alex
-mineralwold1
Does anyone know how I can enter a bid of 35-42 dollars?
Paul Swartz
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