Dear List I started in gathering meteorites from the ground in 1997 in libya. I had them analyzed, I made a web site for education, wrote a book about my expeditions and first hunts, wrote articles for different magazines ( Meteorites ! twice and many in general press in France), gave lectures, went to some meteorites shows, sold little, ran prospecting expeditions in 5 different saharan countries. I am working on a new web site with my best finds. (The old one is a bit obsolete I confess. but still presents some meteorites you will not find eslse where). I personnaly fund all of it.
Last year I went professionnal: I created a commercial company Caillou Noir specialized in trading the meteorites I find: I am legally allowed to sell meteorites world wide. I have been granted a business registration ID#. I also gained the obligation to pay taxes on this business. I feel am profesionnal dealer. FYI, my 2 shock veined sulfurs: http://www.caillou-noir.com/LTJ.htm Best regards. Michel FRANCO Caillou Noir 100 chemin des Campènes 74400 Chamonix France http://www.caillou-noir.com + 33 450 53 17 57 + 33 671 626 928 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "meteorite-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 10:31 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] PSEUDO DEALERS AND PSEUDO JUDGING > Dear List; > A recent post seemed to repeatedly shuffle my quaff. How do we > classify a dealer and why? If a person sells a few meteorites for > money to buy more meteorites to add to his collection, is that a dealer? > If a person like myself who sells a kilo or two a year to promote the > hobby and make a buck (not much more than that) is that a dealer? Do we > have to make a living, or a substantial part of our income from > meteorites to be judged a true dealer? Seems to me that anyone who > "deals" is a dealer. Suppose in the old times to some of us, sell three > and get the forth one for free. > Any comments welcomed. > Works for me, > Dave Freeman > (no big deal) > WMA sales professional of the year > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "meteorite-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 10:31 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] PSEUDO DEALERS AND PSEUDO JUDGING > Dear List; > A recent post seemed to repeatedly shuffle my quaff. How do we > classify a dealer and why? If a person sells a few meteorites for > money to buy more meteorites to add to his collection, is that a dealer? > If a person like myself who sells a kilo or two a year to promote the > hobby and make a buck (not much more than that) is that a dealer? Do we > have to make a living, or a substantial part of our income from > meteorites to be judged a true dealer? Seems to me that anyone who > "deals" is a dealer. Suppose in the old times to some of us, sell three > and get the forth one for free. > Any comments welcomed. > Works for me, > Dave Freeman > (no big deal) > WMA sales professional of the year > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
