Re: [meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-02 Thread stan .
Any hallucinations of price fixing are worthy of a hash pipe. my two cents as a buyer: price fixing isnt something that requires multiple parties to be involved in, given the relativly small and exotic nature of the buisness / hobby of meteorites. If a dealer buys all of a particular find,

Re: [meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-02 Thread Sharkkb8
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dearest Gregory, Uh, oh. You are right on on some things and way off on others. Story of my life, except for the "right on some things" part. It is that "tone" of the discussion to which Iwas protesting, not the content, itself. I don't like pointless name-calling

Re: [meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-02 Thread Michael L Blood
on 3/2/04 12:26 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: maybe after reading the above you now agree with me? You'd have had a better chance if you hadn't called me dearest. (I work in the theatre biz but one shouldn't assume stereotypes) ;-) Gregory - OOPS,

Re: [meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-02 Thread MexicoDoug
En un mensaje con fecha 03/01/2004 6:18:57 PM Mexico Standard Time, todo el mundo escribe: Why is it that with every new fall it brings the worst out in some people? A very interesting question, too bad it was only rhetorical so far. My head is REALLY hurting badly from the latest interchanges

Re: [meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-02 Thread moni waiblinger-seabridge
Hi List, I must agree with the members that ask that the interchange between two *warriors* are kept private. I really would like to keep the members on the list that have genuine interest in meteorites and promoting only the good parts of it. Also I really would enjoy having Bernd come back,

Re: [meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-02 Thread almitt
Hi Howard and all, Howard Wu wrote: Those professional desert dealers in town spiking prices upward each year, however is another story...screw them. Tell them a Michael Blood's declining market doldrum story. How else will they get rid of these rocks. They can't eat them. Well sad to say when I

[meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-01 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear Mike and List Members, This post is not intended to be argumentative but could be perceived by some as being so. We just want to make our position known in regards to the new fall and other issues that were brought up by Mike Farmer on his latest posts. Do not worry, our intentions are not

Re: [meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-01 Thread star-bits
The 23 kilograms was stuck in customs for months while you proceeded to destroy the market with the couple of kilos you purchased from natives in the field paying way too much. This caused our supplier to raise his prices to the point it was no longer attractive and we sent most of the material

Re: [meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-01 Thread Michael L Blood
Why is all of this being done ON THE LIST instead of in private? Sincerely, Michael on 3/1/04 1:43 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The 23 kilograms was stuck in customs for months while you proceeded to destroy the market with the couple of kilos you purchased

Re: [meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-01 Thread meteoritehunter
gotta answer a few points Adam, 1. I destroyed Thuathe? I got almost 20 kilograms from the locals, paid them a FAIR price unlike Mr Ronnie McKenzie who was happy to pay then one CENT per gram. I sold for $6.00 to $8 gram, so Im not sure how that is destroying the price. Perhaps you can clarify

Re: [meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-01 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi list, in general I find this discussions about destroying field prices very strange. I understand well that we are not living in a world full of elves and dwarfs, but how can one boast with paying the lowest, and from collector's view most ridicolous price to the locals in extreme poor

Re: [meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-01 Thread Howard Wu
My two cents, After seeing the smiling faces of those kids on Mike Farmer'sThuathe page II say give those native finders whatever you can afford They deserve the windfall. Those professional desert dealers in townspiking prices upward each year, however is another story...screw them. Tell them

Re: [meteorite-list] An insight to Amgala and other recent falls

2004-03-01 Thread Michael L Blood
Dearest Gregory, You are right on on some things and way off on others. IE: you are QUITE right about not being able to get two dealers to agree on anything longer than a few minutes, let alone 3 or more dealers. Any hallucinations of price fixing are worthy of a hash pipe. HOWEVER,