Hi Scott and all,
There are quite a few good dealers who are not IMCA members. In fact some of
the larger, most successful dealers are not. So don't cut yourself off from
those long time decent dealers. I'd be glad to compose a list for you. I
belonged at first but decided not to renew when they became official with
dues and so forth. I believe as a newer person collecting meteorites it
would be a better choice for your protection.
Anne has encouraged me to join again and I probably should. Don't know if I
could find two people to recommend me though :-)
Perhaps we should have a remaining group of dealers that have some sort of
stamp of approval and self governing but then in the beginning that is how
things worked. Since we now seem to get a new dealer of meteorites about
every month or two, not everyone knows everyone else like in the good old
days.
--AL Mitterling
Mitterling Meteorites
Mitterling.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Schulz" <swsch...@astrum.com>
To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] STOLEN meteorites - from Allen Shaw
On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Barry Hughes <bhug...@sneezy.com> wrote:
I am in the crazy newcomer mode of buying. My wife found a slice in a
small box in the garbage yesterday, because she wanted the box for
Christmas gifts. I had thrown it away.
I am relieved to hear that there are others out there with "crazy
newcomer" disease. I caught it about a week ago, and it has hit hard.
On the other hand, it is sad to see that even this hobby has it's
share of dishonorable folks. Sad. But I am glad to see that there
exists an organization like the IMCA. I know that logo is the first
thing I look for once an auction/sale notice catches my eye.
SwS
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