----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 6:57 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] IMCA, Blood's
comments
From M. Blood..
Rob, Mike & all,
We all know Rob & Mike are
100% honest & stand by their material.
Why aren't you guys
members? Since, as I understand it, the primary
purpose of IMCA is to
guarentee authenticity, why would anyone NOT be
a member?
If we aren't
all in this togeather, then it is really worthless,
impotent
nonsense.
(or, maybe I'm missing something - if so, someone please tell
me what it
is)
Rob & Mike, I'm listening - tell me the strait poop -
perhaps you have
good reasons, in which case I will bale as well. If not,
then let's all
do the
right thing.
And Rhett, let's not be shy,
here, or what's the point.
RSVP
Best wishes,
Michael
Michael,
I think this is a very bad ideal. It
is not our job or responsibility to police or try to control the
market. The IMCA is a step and should be looked as such. I
had the ideal of a dealers award. This could be another IMCA step. We
could and should look for ways to expand it. This is not one of them (I
believe).
I run probley more meteorite auctions on
eBay then anyone. I will not put any statement in my auctions telling
bidders to only buy from IMCA members. For several reasons. One
that comes to my head is I do not agree with all the members on their choice
of ethics.
Me and you (Blood) have both had problems
with one member that has still not sent me a refund promised even in an
e-mail to the list (Brad Sampson). (Yes Brad I understand, you lost
my address the 8th time I sent it to you and you cant find my e-mail and
couldnt find me in the meteorite-list archives).
The IMCA from my understanding...as a
member...only promises the meteorite is real. So I have no problem with
others "ethnics"....the moment this changes I will have to see if this is a
membership I wish to be a part of.
Mark Bostick "The Big
Collector"
