[meteorite-list] More details....& thanks! Got had & need help.
From: TMS/TNS/HRC <musnat_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:50 2004 Message-ID: <00a901c2011c$bd5b8940$e08c70d1_at_museumst> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C200D9.AADE6500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello list! First off, let me thank again everyone who responded so quickly and = thoughtfully to my dilemma. I so much appreciate the kindness and = generosity of this list. What a great group of people! Since I have given the seller ample time to make good, and right this = situation to no avail I'm going to post all the details of the = transaction in hopes that no one else will run into the same problems. The material is pale and orangy/tan in color. Some pieces are slightly = attracted to a magnet (but obviously less than to a real CD), and others = are not. They are mostly rather flat and angular with many having a = layered appearance. The heft is also noticeably lighter than Canyon = Diablos. Yes, the purchase was made on Ebay. The auction # is 1088631225 and is = still available for viewing. The title of the auction is "30+ Pieces of = Canyon Diablo Meteorite". As you can see, the photo is not the best. I = have been tracking the seller closely and they have not posted any more = "meteorite" auctions since the one I bought, just garage sale junk. I = would be very suprised if they are members of this list, or of the = "meteorite community" in general. There were some auctions of this = material sold before mine, however. I do not recognize any of the = bidders or winners of these auctions but I am not really familiar with = people's Ebay user IDs. =20 The user's name is Judith McCabe, with a user ID of "j.c.z.inc". This = is a new user ID. The one in place for the sale of the "meteorite" = material was "bubbamisen". There was no return address on the box I = received in the mail, but the post mark was Oswego, NY. After expressing my dissatisfaction and wish to return the merchandise, = this is the response I received from the seller: "The items sent you are deffinetly canyon diablo meteorite as listed in = issue 5 of the meteorite encyclopedia. If as you say you have indeed = been a dealer you would know this. We have over 150 satisfied customers = with this material. And we can prove the material was collected from the = crater rim. " I emailed back with a very straightforward and polite reply, explaining = to the best of my ability why I felt the material was misrepresented and = asking for an address to return the material. I received no reply. If anyone has any knowledge of this person, or this auction, or has had = dealings with her please let me know (on or offlist). I would be = interested to know. I'll keep everyone posted with what happens, just = so you know. I'm also going to try to take some pictures this evening of the material = I was sent next to some known Canyon Diablos, and if I can get a good = image I will post it here so you can see it firsthand. Thank you again everyone, and any more replies I get will be most = appreciated. =20 Remember Ebayers, it's a jungle out there! : ) Regards to all, Jeannie Devon IMCA #9236 The Museum Store/The Nature Source Anchorage, AK www.thenaturesource.com ______________________________________________ ------=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C200D9.AADE6500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Hello list!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>First off, let me thank again everyone who responded = so=20 quickly and thoughtfully to my dilemma. I so much = appreciate the=20 kindness and generosity of this list. What a great group of=20 people!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Since I have given the seller ample time to make = good, and=20 right this situation to no avail I'm going to post all the details of = the=20 transaction in hopes that no one else will run into the same=20 problems.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>The material is pale and orangy/tan in color. = Some=20 pieces are slightly attracted to a magnet (but obviously less than to a = real=20 CD), and others are not. They are mostly rather flat and angular = with many=20 having a layered appearance. The heft is also noticeably lighter = than=20 Canyon Diablos.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Yes, the purchase was made on Ebay. The = auction # is=20 1088631225 and is still available for viewing. The title of the = auction is=20 "30+ Pieces of Canyon Diablo Meteorite". As you can see, the photo = is not=20 the best. I have been tracking the seller closely and they = have not=20 posted any more "meteorite" auctions since the one I bought, just garage = sale=20 junk. I would be very suprised if they are members of this list, = or of the=20 "meteorite community" in general. There were some auctions of this = material sold before mine, however. I do not recognize any of the = bidders=20 or winners of these auctions but I am not really familiar with people's = Ebay=20 user IDs. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>The user's name is Judith McCabe, with a user ID of=20 "j.c.z.inc". This is a new user ID. The one in place for the = sale of=20 the "meteorite" material was "bubbamisen". There was no return = address on=20 the box I received in the mail, but the post mark was Oswego, = NY.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>After expressing my dissatisfaction and wish to = return the=20 merchandise, this is the response I received from the = seller:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>"The items sent you are deffinetly canyon diablo meteorite as = listed in=20 issue 5 of the meteorite encyclopedia. If as you say you have indeed = been a=20 dealer you would know this. We have over 150 satisfied customers with = this=20 material. And we can prove the material was collected from the crater = rim.=20 "</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>I emailed back with a very straightforward and = polite reply,=20 explaining to the best of my ability why I felt the material was = misrepresented=20 and asking for an address to return the material. I received no=20 reply.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>If anyone has any knowledge of this person, or this = auction,=20 or has had dealings with her please let me know (on or offlist). I = would=20 be interested to know. I'll keep everyone posted with what = happens, just=20 so you know.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>I'm also going to try to take some pictures this = evening of=20 the material I was sent next to some known Canyon Diablos, and if I can = get a=20 good image I will post it here so you can see it = firsthand.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Thank you again everyone, and any more replies I get = will be=20 most appreciated. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Remember Ebayers, it's a jungle out there! :=20 )</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Regards to all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Jeannie Devon</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>IMCA #9236</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>The Museum Store/The Nature Source</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Anchorage, AK</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4><A=20 href=3D"http://www.thenaturesource.com">www.thenaturesource.com</A></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT=20 size=3D4>______________________________________________<BR></FONT></DIV><= /BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C200D9.AADE6500-- Received on Tue 21 May 2002 07:10:39 PM PDT |
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