[meteorite-list] Doing the right thing

From: j.divelbiss_at_att.net <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jul 30 20:58:41 2004
Message-ID: <073120040058.21209.410AEEBD00024765000052D921602807419C9C070D040A90070BD206_at_att.net>

I wonder if we will all get to read another 1000 word, non-sensical rebuttal from Mr. Sudbury that this trash was not being sold as a meteorite? It may either be to one of the lists, or in the next Ebay listing about how "he never really said it was a meteorite". An apology would be more appropriate.

Pelt this until then,

JD

-------------- Original message from "Adam Hupe" : --------------

> Dear List,
>
> I see others are feed up with meteorwrongs being sold on ebay. Here is
> somebody making his voice heard after being burned:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=2260392588
>
> It is a funny thing that even after some sellers have been told, in no
> uncertain terms, that what they are selling is not a meteorite they continue
> to sell anyway. We used to pay the expense of having these objects tested
> believing the sellers were misinformed but honest and found even with
> official lab reports the sellers did not want to hear the outcome. This is
> why we no longer test these objects, its a complete waste of time when so
> many real meteorites need to be tested. If they don't believe members of
> the IMCA or the List then the item should be ignored because there is a
> 99.9% chance it is not a meteorite. This is why it is so important to have
> all real meteorites tested by an approved facility and provide
> classification data to the buyers.
>
>
> ------------------------------------
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> The Hupe Collection
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Received on Fri 30 Jul 2004 08:58:38 PM PDT