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Re: monahans auction info

Sorry, I accidently put Portales instead of monahans in the last sentence or my
former posting. I would hate for people to even remotely see them as the same
or similar meteorites since the stench of Monahans will linger for many years
to come.
Mike

Michael Farmer wrote:

> Geoff and list, Geoff, said that Michael Casper cannot be High Bidder
> for an auction that has not begun. Here is a link to a mailing list
> email from Steve Arnold which states quite clearly that  "As of now,
> Michael Casper has the highest bid in, and he is probably as good
> as any, at spreading material around to both the scientific and
> collector
> markets.  So for those of you who maybe only want a few grams, stay
> tuned.
> For those interested in at least 300g, please contact me immediately."
> Geoff, please explain how since the auction had not yet begun, that
> Steve himself informs us on June 11th that he was the high bidder. This
> could not be if the auction had not yet been started. Could it? I am
> just slightly confused. You use my words to make me look like a fool in
> that the auction now does not start (after many false starts) until July
> 24th. As of June 11th, Casper was the high bidder. Are you saying that
> that is now void? I hate to get so trivial on the list but this really
> does affect the entire business and the integrity of the business is now
> compromised in my view.
> Mike Farmer
> Click here to read the archive and Steve Arnold's own words stating the
> Michael Casper was high bidder.
> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/archive/archive5/June98/msg00196.html
>
> Here is another statement from Michael himself clearly stating that he
> was already bidding on it.
> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/archive/archive5/June98/msg00198.html
>
> I think this message really tells us a bundle.
> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/archive/archive5/June98/msg00298.html
>
> Please inform me if I misunderstood any of these emails, I myself think
> they are quite clear.
> I alsol spoke to the owner of the Portales meteorite tonight. He was
> quite interested to hear that people actually are angry about the entire
> situation. It seems that he thought that everything was going well.
> HMMMMMM
> Mike Farmer
>
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