Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-11 Thread Michael L Blood
on 6/10/05 9:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael writes: I just don't understand their approach to these things. -- You could consider asking questions directly to the fine people.

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-10 Thread MexicoDoug
Sterling painted a very nice picture meteoritehunting with Master Yoda, and then Rob left nothing to the imagination in his seemless rendition of Yoblood (Now please use those talents to add Pavlov's 60 dogs _http://www.cshl.edu/PDogs/_ (http://www.cshl.edu/PDogs/) and the Cerebus

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-10 Thread Rob Wesel
] Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 11:50 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends Sterling painted a very nice picture meteoritehunting with Master Yoda, and then Rob left nothing

[meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi Michael, your suppositions are right, first of all it's the greed for the best bargain or sometimes to get a missing piece into the collection. To buy from totally unknown offerers is a behaviour, which developped from ebay-trade, where the sellers are anonymous and the buyer will come to know

RE: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello Dave, Michael and list, Dave wrote: ...for us all to support only great dealers who are honorable and worthy of our business. I think most of us agree in general with that statement. (Not counting meteorites purchased from finders, traded from museums or university, et al ). I

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread MexicoDoug
Buckleboo Martin did: To buy from totally unknown offerers is a behaviour, which developped from ebay-trade, where the sellers are anonymous and the buyer will come to know the identity of the seller after the purchase is fixed. for Master Martin, buckleboo Yoda does, Existed long before

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread Michael L Blood
This sort of ignores the fact that I was specifically referring to the practice of dealing with known criminals and rip off artists. Best wishes, Michael on 6/9/05 9:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These new dealers, if fear us they do, help us they will not. If

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy
Herb good Doug? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Buckleboo Martin did: To buy from totally unknown offerers is a behaviour, which developped from ebay-trade, where the sellers are anonymous and the buyer will come to know the identity of the seller after the purchase is fixed. for

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread Martin H.
Michael, In your commentary, you write: There is no question in my mind that there are several known individuals from whom I would never make a purchase – simply because I refuse to put money in their pockets which will subsidize their continuing degradation of the field of meteoritics. They

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread Michael L Blood
H, Even you refer to X However, to address the thrust of your comment - a newbe can simply subscribe to the list (interesting term, as in every other area I know of, this would be called a newsletter) but, none the less. If one subscribes to this list, info flows. In

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread Martin H.
Hello Michael, You are correct in that if one wants to blindly search online archives and print media, they will eventually stumble on some information that would suggest that they avoid certain persons. But without understanding the history of the exchange on the Meteorite List, likely almost

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread Walter Branch
Hi Martin and Michael, (sounds like a new comedy sitcom!) I have been on this list since 1996 or 1997. I remember several posts over the years. I just so happend to do a google search on criminal defense lawyer and meteorite and I found the fourth item to be a good starting point if any new

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread MexicoDoug
Michael B. wrote: This sort of ignores the fact that I was specifically referring to the practice of dealing with known criminals and rip off artists. Martin A. must have seen Star Wars dubbed in German if at all (Martin - Michael signed his article in Yodish. That is where it started).

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Doug, I'm really sorry to hear that Yoda has left. I envisioned him levitating smoothly in a glide across the desert, arms extended, and you, Doug, following along behind the master with a beisbol glove and a collecting bag, fielding the meteorites that slowly rise from the ground

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread Rob Wesel
http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com/catalog/Yoblood.htm hm Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi Walter, I just went to google and plugged in criminal defense lawyer and meteorite and got: -- Your search - criminal defense lawyer and meteorite - did not match any documents. -- What gives? Michael on 6/9/05 1:55 PM, Walter Branch at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread Michael L Blood
OK, I think, after reading all those words, the objection is to the implication I made that one should not purchase or trade with a dealer that is not established - and you are right, that is irrational and I apologize for the unintended implication. However, I was actually

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread Michael L Blood
TOO COOL! Great one, Rob! The Nakhla Dog strikes again! Michael on 6/9/05 4:50 PM, Rob Wesel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com/catalog/Yoblood.htm hm Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com -- We are the

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-09 Thread joseph_town
My God/god, You two understand each other. It's frightening. Bill -- Original message -- From: Michael L Blood [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, I think, after reading all those words, the objection is to the implication I made that one should not purchase or

[meteorite-list] Michael's meteorite market trends

2005-06-08 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy
Dear List; In the newest issue of Meteorite Times, Michael Blood's editorial is simply exemplary! If we all could pledge to be more educated to only promoting those dealers that provide honest premium service and specimens, maybe the phony-bologna corrupt and crooked Ssnakes would move on to