[meteorite-list] Dealers, Sellers: Please INSURE your shipments

[M come Meteorite Meteorites]

Depend, the unique time I have insured a pack this is go
lost immediatly...never again

Matteo



----- Original Message -----
Da : "John.L.Cabassi" <John at Cabassi.net>
A : "'meteoritelist meteoritelist'"
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Oggetto : Re: [meteorite-list] Dealers, Sellers: Please
INSURE your shipments
Data : Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:16:25 -0700


> G'Day List

> Ahh, mailing problems. It's interesting that this should

> pop up on the same day that I also received a package from

> Argentina. It possibly could have been from the same

> supplier. But my package was also tampered with, either by

> mechanical sources due to sorting or human influence, but

> whatever it was, it only managed to open half the package.

> Maybe the machine broke down or the human was interrupted.

> Either way, I did not lose anything.

> 

> As for declarations, I don't sell, but from time to time,

> I give some away and I always put "No Value" and "Mineral

> Specimen" But for the first time, this package from

> Argentina had the full value and on the green declaration

> stamp it is written "Rocks for study without commercial

> value - meteorites" But the value was also included.  This

> is the first time this has ever happened to me.

> 

> Cheers

> John

> 

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

> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com

> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On

> Behalf Of Galactic Stone & Ironworks

> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:41 PM

> To: Pete Pete

> Cc: meteoritelist meteoritelist

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dealers, Sellers: Please

> INSURE your shipments

> 

> 

> Hi Pete and List,

> 

> When shipping meteorites outside the US, I declare them as

> "mineral specimens for study".

> 

> Most of the overseas dealers I buy from mark their forms

> in a similar manner.

> 

> I rarely, if ever, see "meteorite" on the declaration

> form.

> 

> Best regards,

> 

> MikeG

> 

> 

> On 6/2/09, Pete Pete <rsvp321 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> >

> >

> > Hi, Aubrey and List,

> >

> > One package I received labelled "Mineral Specimens" was

> > taxed as  vitamins.

> >

> > Another package I received labelled "Meteorites" was

> > taxed as  antiques!

> >

> > I have never had a problem with (what the vast majority

> > of sellers  use) "Rock Specimens for Scientific Study",

> with little or no monetary

> 

> > value.

> >

> > For what it's worth,

> > Pete

> >

> >

> >

> > ----------------------------------------

> >> Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 22:31:03 +0300

> >> From: tektites at googlemail.com

> >> To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dealers, Sellers: Please

> INSURE your  >> shipments

> >>

> >> I am always careful about declaring a meteorite - it

> makes it  >> tempting to steal. 'Mineral specimen for

> research' is accurate and  >> yet far less tempting to

> steal. Also I prefer not to declare the full

> 

> >> value. When I have stuff sent to the Philippines I like

> a low value  >> as again it reduces the risk of theft

> (although I have never  >> experienced a problem). The

> main problem I have is that if a high  >> value is

> declared then I have to pay import duties, and various

> other

> 

> >> taxes and post office expenses that basically convert a

> bargain ebay  >> purchase into very expense deal - almost

> to the point that it's not  >> worth picking up, due to

> the expense. I once bought $120 of tektites  >> and then

> had to pay $60 to the post office to get them! >>

> >> Aubrey

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