[meteorite-list] Re: ebay meteorwrong, with NEMS "verification"
From: walter branch <branchw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:42 2004 Message-ID: <000201c31ff0$7e6eab60$20c89f44_at_l1s2m3> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C31FC2.EFAFD3E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Everyone, I wrote to the seller ealier today, offering to take a look at the "meteorites" and here is his reponse to me: Hi Walter, I am wondering how many experts I will have to send them to = before I can assure anyone that they are meteorites? Anyway, I may take = you up on that so let me play this out a little longer as I have written = NEMS to see if they can help out. It has become a headach if you know = what I mean.=20 You see I knew the fellow that found this piece many years ago and I = purchased two pieces from his estate. I sold a 13 lb piece and had no = problems at all, now with this strange looking specimen I have had = nothing but problems. This man was no fool, as he was a gold prospector = as I am. I have hunted precious metals and diamonds all over the world = and can say to you I would not try to mislead anyone.=20 Well Dr. I will drop you a line in a few days, to send you my slag (ha = ha) for you to examine, that is ofcourse that you will send them back to = me after inspection?=20 Thanks again for your polite candor=20 Dan Ray=20 I really hope to take at look at them. I have also made copies of the = images he provided on ebay, just in case. If you know what I mean... -Walter --------------------------------------------- www.branchmeteorites.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 5:12 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: ebay meteorwrong, with NEMS = "verification" I just got a note from Russ Kempton. He said the seller in question = did send him some material, requesting verification; the NEMS staff = examined it and found it to be CD, but the material in the ebay auctions = is not the same as that which they authenticated. I asked Russ for = permission to reprint his email verbatim for the list and for the = seller's benefit, but since he hasn't been able to respond with = permission yet, I'm paraphrasing the above. Gregory ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C31FC2.EFAFD3E0 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 6.00.2800.1170" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Everyone,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I wrote to the seller ealier today, = offering to=20 take a look at the</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"meteorites" and here is his reponse to = me:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Hi Walter, I am wondering how many experts I will have to send them = to=20 before I can assure anyone that they are meteorites? Anyway, I may = take=20 you up on that so let me play this out a little longer as I have written = NEMS to=20 see if they can help out. It has become a headach if you know what = I mean.=20 <BR>You see I knew the fellow that found this piece many years ago and I = purchased two pieces from his estate. I sold a 13 lb piece and had = no=20 problems at all, now with this strange looking specimen I have had = nothing but=20 problems. This man was no fool, as he was a gold prospector as I = am. I=20 have hunted precious metals and diamonds all over the world and can say = to you I=20 would not try to mislead anyone. <BR>Well Dr. I will drop you a line in = a few=20 days, to send you my slag (ha ha) for you to examine, that is ofcourse = that you=20 will send them back to me after inspection? <BR>Thanks again for your = polite=20 candor <BR>Dan Ray </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I really hope to take at look at = them. I have=20 also made copies of the images</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>he provided on ebay, just in = case.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you know what I mean...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Walter</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>---------------------------------------------<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com">www.branchmeteorites.com</A></FO= NT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3DSharkkb8_at_aol.com = href=3D"mailto:Sharkkb8_at_aol.com">Sharkkb8@aol.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 21, 2003 = 5:12=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] Re: = ebay=20 meteorwrong, with NEMS "verification"</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 = face=3DArial size=3D2=20 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR>I just got a note from Russ Kempton. He = said the=20 seller in question did send him some material, requesting = verification; the=20 NEMS staff examined it and found it to be CD, but the material in the = ebay=20 auctions is not the same as that which they authenticated. = I asked=20 Russ for permission to reprint his email verbatim for the list and for = the=20 seller's benefit, but since he hasn't been able to respond with = permission=20 yet, I'm paraphrasing the=20 above.<BR><BR> Gregory</FONT>=20 </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C31FC2.EFAFD3E0-- Received on Wed 21 May 2003 06:01:00 PM PDT |
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