[meteorite-list] IMCA member offering questionable meteorite
From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com <Sharkkb8_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:03 2004 Message-ID: <16e.21547a9a.2c41aef4_at_aol.com> --part1_16e.21547a9a.2c41aef4_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Ok, I agree with this much, if he is a member of the IMCA, then he should > put into words that it is NOT a meteorite. > The auction has now closed, and it was won (for $1.25 !) by a gentleman I recognize, as he has bought many meteorites from me, and many dealers I know, in the past. I'd be willing to bet a margarita in Tucson '04 that he THOUGHT he was bidding on a meteorite. Now, this buyer's less-than-perceptive interpretation of the wording is just as unfortunate as the seller's less-than-ideal writing of it, but point is, the erroneous assumption was made. With any luck, both buyer and seller will be a little smarter when this thing is hashed out. I'm sure Rhett will relay the seller's response asap. Gregory --part1_16e.21547a9a.2c41aef4_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE= =3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Ok, I agree with this much, if=20= he is a member of the IMCA, then he should put into words that it is NOT a m= eteorite. </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff= " SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2= FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR> The auction has now closed, and it was won (for $1.25 !) by a gentlema= n I recognize, as he has bought many meteorites from me, and many dealers I=20= know, in the past. I'd be willing to bet a margarita in Tucson '04 tha= t he THOUGHT he was bidding on a meteorite. Now, this buyer's le= ss-than-perceptive interpretation of the wording is just as unfortunate as t= he seller's less-than-ideal writing of it, but point is, the erroneous assum= ption <I>was made</I>. With any luck, both buyer and seller will be a=20= little smarter when this thing is hashed out. I'm sure Rhett wil= l relay the seller's response asap.<BR> <BR> Gregory </FONT></HTML> --part1_16e.21547a9a.2c41aef4_boundary-- Received on Sat 12 Jul 2003 02:35:32 PM PDT |
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