[meteorite-list] Award for Honesty in Salesmanship - Butt-ugly meteorite...
From: Nick Gessler <gessler_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:48:10 2004 Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20011006001931.00a92320_at_pop.ucla.edu> <html> I was amused to see the following on eBay:<br><br> Butt-ugly meteorite...about a kilo <br><br> <table border=0> <tr><td width=624>Campo de Cielo- Iron (IA) coarse Octahedrite- Chaco, Argentina... . This great meteorite was first discovered in 1572 by Spanish Conquistadors in Gran Chaco Gualamba, now Chaco, Argentina near the Paraguay boarder. Now for a few guarantees. I guarantee that this is the above stated find. I guarantee it is butt ugly and slowly wasting away to nothing. I have it listed as "about a kilo". That's what it weighed a few years ago when I bought it. I guarantee it will be around for the next five years, just return dust for a full refund. I guarantee it will make a mess. I guarantee that now matter how much you try to stop this from rusting you will fail. And hell, I'll ship it for free in the US. Actual size is 4"X2.5"X2" and it hasn't lost all that much over the years with frequent brushing and some WD-40. <br> <br> Item #<b>Item # 1014021746</b> <br> <br> Should we present an award, or what?<br> Enchanted Treasures should take this approach as a model.<br> <br> Cheers,<br> Nick</td></tr> </table> <br> </html> Received on Sat 06 Oct 2001 03:22:12 AM PDT |
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