Re: [meteorite-list] Disappointing meteorite purchases

2007-03-28 Thread Jan Bartels
Dear Mike and other listoids, Funny part is that since we are close neighbours to Germany we (I) never had any troubles in receiving mail from the U.S. It just takes about a week or so to arive. The Campo coins you and Jim offer just took 6 days to get here!! By the way it looks just fabulous

Re: [meteorite-list] Disappointing meteorite purchases

2007-03-28 Thread Alexander Seidel
Funny part is that since we are close neighbours to Germany we (I) never had any troubles in receiving mail from the U.S. It just takes about a week or so to arive. It´s not the geographical neighbourhood from Germany to the Netherlands here in ´ol Europe, where everything seems to be so

Re: [meteorite-list] Disappointing meteorite purchases

2007-03-28 Thread Kashuba
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alexander Seidel Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:55 PM To: Jan Bartels; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Disappointing meteorite purchases Funny part is that since we

[meteorite-list] Disappointing meteorite purchases

2007-03-27 Thread Bill
The subject says it all. I can't help myself though. One of my first purchases was a slice Of Vaca sent in a soft packet. It was crumbled into Bessey specks when it arrived. I immediately contacted the seller, a prominent met-list member and dealer, with a minor complaint that was totally

Re: [meteorite-list] Disappointing meteorite purchases

2007-03-27 Thread Michael Farmer
Did you try again? One complaint is not enough. I know for myself, what when I travel, like last month, I came home to well over 1000 emails. I still have not finished reading them all, so perhaps you weren't ignored, perhaps they did not get the email, meant to respond and forgot about it etc.

Re: [meteorite-list] Disappointing meteorite purchases

2007-03-27 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi Bill, You most definitely should have filed a negative feedback (after warning the dealer you would do so if the situation were not resolved in a forthright manor). (I never mail a package I cannot literally toss across my office and bounce off the wall without worry, as you can

[meteorite-list] Disappointing meteorite purchases

2007-03-27 Thread Metorman46
Hello Bill and list; I had a personal experience with a great dealer and well known too.I had won a half cut gao impact melt meteorite on ebay.I waited forever for it to arrive,but not,it didn't show up in the mail.So i contacted the dealer about it and he said it had been shipped,i

Re: [meteorite-list] Disappointing meteorite purchases

2007-03-27 Thread Michael Farmer
Herman, thanks, I had forgotten about that! I know that Germany right now, is a difficult place to ship things to. I have had several items held up in customs for more than 6 weeks since Jan 1st. It is odd how things get lost, then show up much later. I wonder where they sit for all those