[meteorite-list] Meteorite numbers

From: joseph_town_at_att.net <joseph_town_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Nov 20 23:45:58 2004
Message-ID: <112120040445.26089.41A01D8100073D11000065E921603831160299019BA1089F0A9C0106_at_att.net>

Now that's an honest statement.

Bill


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
> 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
> >>
> >>
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