[meteorite-list] wot we need....

[Alexander Seidel]

Dear Dave,

no bad intention, of course! What I just meant to say was: the price has to be fair, a bargain may a bargain, but a bargain is not the LAW, it is the EXCEPTION (...as else it would not be a "bargain" by definition..:-)). We small little creatures on this very Earth all wish to survive some way or the other, and everyone should have his/her little fortune, but when it comes down to e.g. such a tiny little issue as aquiring a meteorite from dealer xyz, the whole system of fairness of trade for ALL the participants in a contract should still be active and workable for the future. 

And btw: you will always find strange people in every market place, may they be Big Brains from windy cities or odd Mars sellers from elsewhere. This is what you can´t avoid even with a good intention of creating any new list...

Best wishes again,
Alex
Berlin/Germany
 


> not sure what to make of this email - I cannot tell if you are being

> flippant or funny....

> 

> No - I am very much a realist, and I like a bargain as much as the rest -

> and I am NOT going to get drawn into some sort of discussion that  I do

> not

> want to.

> I do not need to be told to "think twice" thanks - I have had  enough

> experience buying (and selling) small fry  for my little collection 

> Would you have sold me a 30g slice of PV for $175 if I was to ask you

> (assuming you had it in stock)?  Probably not.

> So I am going to avoid answering anything else on this idea as I do not

> want

> a flame war - it was a thought and I am grateful for some of the input I

> have been getting.

> 

> Thanks

> 

> dave

> 

> 

>  

> -------Original Message-------

>  

> From: Alexander Seidel

> Date: 12/01/06 20:42:01

> To: Dave Harris; mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com

> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] wot we need....

>  

> > maybe I didn't negotiate hard enough, but I think the best I got is free

> > shipping - at least Fleabay allowed me to grab bargains (like the 30g PV

> > slice for $175). Just thinking aloud I guess...!

>  

> Dave, are you one of the people who think the world "ticks" (...or better:

> has/had usually to tick") like this?

>  

> (1) A Portales Valley 30 g for $175 (...your example)!

> (2) Free shipping of course, the "bargain" should be the standard!

> (3) A flight from Berlin to Barcelona for 19.99 Euros (about 25 bucks)

> (4) Free beer worldwide, but gotta have German brewing standards

>  

> Think twice!

>  

> Best,

> Alex

> Berlin/Germany

>