[meteorite-list] Meteorite numbers
From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Nov 20 23:41:09 2004 Message-ID: <00b501c4cf84$59ba97d0$0200a8c0_at_S0031628003> By the way, send me those meteorites, and I'll have those suckers on eBay faster than the US Senate can raise the debt ceiling:) Mike Farmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Comcast Mail" <bobe5531_at_comcast.net> To: "Meteorite list" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>; "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite numbers > Mike, > > I trust you. How about I send you a sample of my NWA 1110 and NWA 1877 and > have Adam send you his. > Then you can report your opinion regarding comparison back to anyone who > cares. > > Thanks > Bob Evans > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net> > To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 9:56 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite numbers > > >> To clarify something that is obviously causing some problems in the >> meteorite world right now, I want everyone to know that >> NWA 788, 787, and NWA 482 are numbers that came from rather large or >> meteorites with hundreds of pieces bought during one of my expeditions. >> The Hupes and many other people have the right to those numbers. >> Now, there are other numbers being widely used without proper title (as >> Dr >> Grossman has stated publicly and with finality that people do not own >> numbers, but numbers are assigned to specific meteorite specimens and >> must >> not be used with other meteorites just because you heard or someone told > you >> it is the same). >> Let's all please stop this practice as it is really hurting our business > and >> hobby. Virtually every dealer including myself has been or is guilty of >> this, we are in the process of correcting the situation and to start > people >> MUST immediately comply or this will just spiral downward as we see > tonight. >> >> I perused eBay today and it is still rampant with sellers using numbers > they >> seem to have drawn from a hat. So please ask you seller next time you buy >> something, how they got that number, who it was assigned to and if not > them, >> just how they came to call it that. >> Mike Farmer >> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > Received on Sat 20 Nov 2004 11:41:17 PM PST |
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