[meteorite-list] IMCA member offering questionable meteorite

From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:03 2004
Message-ID: <007501c3489f$819f3340$9c30ef42_at_computer>

I have to agree, I looked at the auction, NOWHERE does it say that it is a
meteorite. It describes the material accurately, and says that it looks like
a meteorite. It is up to the bidder to decide if they want to buy that
"meteorite lookin" rock.
It is not the job of the IMCA to keep anyone from selling anything. You can
certainly question what you want, but to jump on this guy over this is not
right. He has every right to sell anything he pleases, as long as he
attempts no fraud. He very clearly called the item an "iron rock", said
where he found it, and said that it was "meteorite looking". Nothing more.
Mike Farmer
----- Original Message -----
From: <j.divelbiss_at_att.net>
To: "tracy latimer" <daistiho_at_hotmail.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] IMCA member offering questionable meteorite


> Hello all,
>
> Take 3 deep breaths everybody...
>
> This Jackstaw guy, also known as Derik Bowers, has been buying and selling
> real meteorites for a couple years now. I've bought a couple pieces from
him
> myself.
>
> I've seen this native iron for sale from him many times before. I never
> thought he was trying to say it was a meteorite. If you read you can tell
that
> this was probably once thought to be a meteorite...but it was tested and
> confirmed not to be. Now it his/others famous "meteorwrong" that turned
out to
> be a native iron. This piece being claimed to be authentic from that
material.
> Nothing more!!!
>
> John
>
> > Which IMCA member is putting this oddball chunk o' rock up for sale?
There
> > have been instances in the past where logos (Square Trade comes to mind)
> > have been hijacked to lend authenticity where none exists. Maybe some
> > enterprising seller did that to the IMCA logo, and we should make sure
the
> > owner of the IMCA number is behind this auction.
> >
> > Tracy Latimer
> >
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Received on Sat 12 Jul 2003 02:00:38 PM PDT