Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-10 Thread Martin Altmann
: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought Dave, This is an interesting word professional. Basically it does not mean much more than getting paid to do something. I prefer the term professionalism. Professionalism includes the conduct of what a professional does. Not only do they get paid

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-10 Thread bill kies
From: altm...@meteorite-martin.de To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:44:08 +0200 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought Hi there Carl, why making it so complicated? What about a more trivial

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-10 Thread Martin Altmann
products like flawless diamonds :-) Best! Martin -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: bill kies [mailto:parkforest...@hotmail.com] Gesendet: Sonntag, 10. Oktober 2010 19:09 An: altm...@meteorite-martin.de Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: RE: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-10 Thread Martin Altmann
[mailto:parkforest...@hotmail.com] Gesendet: Sonntag, 10. Oktober 2010 21:31 An: altm...@meteorite-martin.de Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: RE: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought Martin, I agree with most of what you said. The difference is, you are trying to define

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-10 Thread bill kies
, 10 Oct 2010 20:01:27 +0200 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought Hi Bill, those that provide impeccable service and/or performance. an unconditional guarantee I would regard that not only as a matter of course, but as the prerequisite for somebody to establish

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-09 Thread David Gunning
are looking for? Best, Steve Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://imca.cc/ --- On Fri, 10/8/10, David Gunning davidgunn...@fairpoint.net wrote: From: David Gunning davidgunn...@fairpoint.net Subject: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-09 Thread David Gunning
Hi Graham UK, The last time I looked there was no check-list of attributes defining what it means to be a professional meteorite dealer. The more I learn about the IMCA, and how it presents itself as a quasi enforcer of honest meteorite dealings between it's membership and the meteorite

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-09 Thread MEM
davidgunn...@fairpoint.net To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Fri, October 8, 2010 5:50:11 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought Hi All, After an initial responsive surge of 6 professional meteorite dealers to my ad seeking same, the surge has, apparently

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-09 Thread Count Deiro
...@ntlworld.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought Hi Graham UK, The last time I looked there was no check-list of attributes defining what it means to be a professional meteorite dealer. The more I learn about the IMCA, and how

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-09 Thread e-mail ensoramanda
Hi Dave, I am not really sure what you are getting at when talking of check-lists of attributes defining professionals and scientists having to address questions by the general public/collector? I cannot see how the first would help anyone or how the second could ever be practical. What it comes

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-09 Thread Steve Witt
Elton, Well said. Steve Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://imca.cc/ --- On Sat, 10/9/10, MEM mstrema...@yahoo.com wrote: From: MEM mstrema...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought To: davidgunn...@fairpoint.net, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-09 Thread Greg Catterton
://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites --- On Sat, 10/9/10, Steve Witt stelo...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Steve Witt stelo...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought To: davidgunn...@fairpoint.net, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, MEM mstrema...@yahoo.com Date

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-09 Thread cdtucson
Dave, This is an interesting word professional. Basically it does not mean much more than getting paid to do something. I prefer the term professionalism. Professionalism includes the conduct of what a professional does. Not only do they get paid but, they conduct themselves in a certain way

[meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-08 Thread David Gunning
Hi All, After an initial responsive surge of 6 professional meteorite dealers to my ad seeking same, the surge has, apparently, subsided. Dried-up. Gone kaput. So, lemme see, out of a total list membership of, what, 950, or so, members, and with six acknowledged professional meteorite dealers,

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-08 Thread Steve Witt
Dave, What is it, may I ask, that you are looking for? Best, Steve Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://imca.cc/ --- On Fri, 10/8/10, David Gunning davidgunn...@fairpoint.net wrote: From: David Gunning davidgunn...@fairpoint.net Subject: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

Re: [meteorite-list] Professionals No Longer Sought

2010-10-08 Thread e-mail ensoramanda
Hi Dave, I think you will find in time that many of the most professional meteorite dealers as you call them do not have to sell themselves hard on the list or to individuals as they have built up their reputations over many years and do not need to. There are many who deal professionally too but