[meteorite-list] Illegal trade in Austrailian meteorites - unsubstantiated
From: dean bessey <deanbessey_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:48:14 2004 Message-ID: <LAW2-F5T18olkDTM9wG0000205c_at_hotmail.com> <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>Maybe you could give us their email address and a bunch of us could email them the same comment and maybe they will send the secret message to everybody in private one at a time? Just a thought. </P> <P>DEAN<BR><BR></P><BR><BR><BR>_____________________________________________________________________ </DIV>You dont have to go to NASA to get a Rock from outer space. Or even from the Planet Mars or the Moon. You just have to visit the Meteorite Shop. www.meteoriteshop.com <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: Robert Verish <BOLIDECHASER_at_YAHOO.COM> <DIV></DIV>>To: Meteorite-list Meteoritecentral <METEORITE-LIST_at_METEORITECENTRAL.COM> <DIV></DIV>>Subject: [meteorite-list] Illegal trade in Austrailian meteorites - unsubstantiated <DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:14:36 -0800 (PST) <DIV></DIV>>MIME-Version: 1.0 <DIV></DIV>>Received: from [216.92.1.92] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id MHotMailBDA8643B003840042A0BD85C015C05E00; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:19:12 -0800 <DIV></DIV>>Received: from pairlist.net (localhost.pair.com [127.0.0.1])by pairlist.net (Postfix) with ESMTPid 88EA953649; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 16:16:12 -0500 (EST) <DIV></DIV>>Received: from mu.pair.com (mu.pair.com [209.68.1.23])by pairlist.net (Postfix) with SMTP id BD04D53A81for <METEORITE-LIST_at_LISTS.METEORITECENTRAL.COM>; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 16:14:40 -0500 (EST) <DIV></DIV>>Received: (qmail 80597 invoked by uid 7111); 30 Oct 2001 21:14:39 -0000 <DIV></DIV>>Received: (qmail 80577 invoked from network); 30 Oct 2001 21:14:37 -0000 <DIV></DIV>>Received: from web10405.mail.yahoo.com (216.136.130.97) by mu.pair.com with SMTP; 30 Oct 2001 21:14:37 -0000 <DIV></DIV>>Received: from [128.149.207.65] by web10405.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:14:36 PST <DIV></DIV>>From meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:20:55 -0800 <DIV></DIV>>Delivered-To: meteorite-list_at_pairlist.net <DIV></DIV>>Delivered-To: arthur-meteoritecentral:com-meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com <DIV></DIV>>Message-ID: <20011030211436.89475.qmail_at_web10405.mail.yahoo.com> <DIV></DIV>>Sender: meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com <DIV></DIV>>Errors-To: meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com <DIV></DIV>>X-BeenThere: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com <DIV></DIV>>X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 <DIV></DIV>>Precedence: bulk <DIV></DIV>>List-Help: <mailto:meteorite-list-request_at_meteoritecentral.com?subject=help> <DIV></DIV>>List-Post: <mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> <DIV></DIV>>List-Subscribe: <HTTP: meteorite-list listinfo mailman www.pairlist.net>,<mailto:meteorite-list-request_at_meteoritecentral.com?subject=subscribe> <DIV></DIV>>List-Id: <METEORITE-LIST.METEORITECENTRAL.COM> <DIV></DIV>>List-Unsubscribe: <HTTP: meteorite-list listinfo mailman www.pairlist.net>,<mailto:meteorite-list-request_at_meteoritecentral.com?subject=unsubscribe> <DIV></DIV>>List-Archive: <HTTP: meteorite-list www.pairlist.net pipermail /> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Hello List, <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>I sent a "Viewers Comment" to the newsdesk of <DIV></DIV>>Ananova.com, but I have been expressly prohibited from <DIV></DIV>>telling you what was their reply. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Bob V. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>If any text follows this sentence, it must have been <DIV></DIV>>accidently attached. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>--------- What Message? I never Forward this! <DIV></DIV>>--------- <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>From: "--------" <------.------_at_ananova.com> <DIV></DIV>>To: "'Robert Verish'" <BOLIDECHASER_at_YAHOO.COM> <DIV></DIV>>CC: "Newsdesk" <NEWSDESK_at_ANANOVA.COM> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Subject: RE: Illegal trade in Austrailian meteorites - <DIV></DIV>>unsubstantiated <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 20:07:27 -0000 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Hi Robert <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Thanks for your message. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>++++SNIP!!++++ <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>The information transmitted is intended only for the <DIV></DIV>>person or entity to which it is addressed and may <DIV></DIV>>contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any <DIV></DIV>>review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, <DIV></DIV>>or <DIV></DIV>>taking of any action in reliance upon, this <DIV></DIV>>information by persons or entities other than the <DIV></DIV>>intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this <DIV></DIV>>in error, please contact the sender and delete the <DIV></DIV>>material from <DIV></DIV>>any computer. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>-----Original Message----- <DIV></DIV>>From: Robert Verish [mailto:bolidechaser_at_yahoo.com] <DIV></DIV>>Sent: 30 October 2001 18:02 <DIV></DIV>>To: newsdesk_at_ananova.com <DIV></DIV>>Subject: Illegal trade in Austrailian meteorites - <DIV></DIV>>unsubstantiated <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Dear Sirs: <DIV></DIV>>Contrary to your article, there have been no reported <DIV></DIV>>cases of "Australian meteorite theft" or stolen <DIV></DIV>>meteorites being sold on the current meteorite market. <DIV></DIV>> The meteorite community would be very interested in <DIV></DIV>>knowing of any "cases" should they exist or should <DIV></DIV>>they occur in the future. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Now that would by newsworthy! <DIV></DIV>>Anything less is heresay. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Bob V. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>--- Story filed: 15:10 Sunday 28th October 2001 ----- <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Ananova : <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Illegal trade in shooting stars falling to earth in <DIV></DIV>>Australia <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Shooting stars falling to earth in Australia are being <DIV></DIV>>sold on by opportunists. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>The rocks, often found on the Nullarbor Plain, can be <DIV></DIV>>worth up to 3,000 times their weight in gold. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Even though it is an offence to sell the meteors, <DIV></DIV>>hunters are not deterred by the five year jail terms <DIV></DIV>>and massive fines. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>All meteorites found in Australia are protected by the <DIV></DIV>>Federal Protection of Moveable Cultural Heritage Act. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>"They sell for big money these days and it is just too <DIV></DIV>>tempting for some people," Vic Gostin, of Adelaide <DIV></DIV>>University, told news.com.au. "It's basically <DIV></DIV>>stealing." <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Dealers often break meteorites into fragments, selling <DIV></DIV>>the pieces for between £10 a gram and, in rare cases, <DIV></DIV>>more than £21,000 a gram. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>[Story filed: 15:10 Sunday 28th October 2001] <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>--------- End of Message That I Never Forward -------- <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>__________________________________________________ <DIV></DIV>>Do You Yahoo!? <DIV></DIV>>Make a great connection at Yahoo! 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