[meteorite-list] NWA 1110 issues

From: Mauro Daniel <rocksfromspace_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Sep 9 01:14:39 2004
Message-ID: <BAY24-F16CHuXYFCTAz0007d8cb_at_hotmail.com>

I have one of the 118 grams in my collection:

http://it.geocities.com/meteoriti20002/NWA1110fragmentgr.1.544.JPG




>From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
>To: "Comcast Mail" <bobe5531_at_comcast.net>
>CC: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 1110 issues
>Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 19:20:33 -0700
>
>Dear Bob,
>
>What you are doing is nothing short of fraud. All of the fragments that
>make up NWA 1110 weigh 118 grams and every piece was authenticated by Dr,
>Irving. Anything not pictured on this web-site link is not NWA 1110, plain
>and simple.
>
>http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/nwa1110.html
>
>Nelson's pieces are paired to NWA 1068. NWA 1110 is also paired to NWA
>1068, as well. Pairing to a pairing is ridiculous, submit your own type
>sample, claim the extra weight and get your own number. The set of NWA1110
>pairings weigh exactly 118 grams, that's official, not a gram more. If you
>do not believe me ask the NomCom for the rules because it is not up to me
>to
>educate you. It is simple, send in a type specimen and have every crumb
>you
>sell looked at by a planetary scientist and I will acknowledge them by
>their
>new NWA number which will not be NWA 1110. Any dealer in the know should
>already know this. If you continue using NWA 1110 I will report it. This
>is not interference with an auction.
>
>Regards,
>
>Adam
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Comcast Mail" <bobe5531_at_comcast.net>
>To: "Meteorite list" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>; "Adam Hupe"
><raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 7:09 PM
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 1110 issues
>
>
> > Adam,
> >
> > Im not sure what the pictures you provided were meant to prove, other
>than
> > you like taking pictures of nomads playing in the sand. Why weren't you
>or
> > Greg in the photo? Just curious
> >
> >
> > The Nwa 1110 that I am selling on ebay is the same meteorite that Nelson
> > Oakes is selling on his website. Are you calling him a fraud too?
> >
> > Adam, do you have a problem with healthy competition? I certainly
>believe
> > you do.
> > Is it really any mystery why Mike Farmer despises you? You certainly
>made
> > many accusations against him. And of course you couldn't prove any of
>them.
> > My point is ...... you havent seen the meteorite that Im selling so
>please
> > keep your opinions to yourself.
> >
> > Were you ever physically at the NWA 1110 Strewnfield ? If so please show
> > some real proof ( not pictures of nomads in the sand ). How do you
>really
> > know that you got every specimen of NWA 1110 ?
> > Please answer these questions, because I really do want to know.
> >
> > Please dont interfere with my auctions again. I have never done that to
>you.
> >
> > Wishing everyone the best !
> >
> > Bob Evans
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
> > To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 7:18 PM
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] NWA 1110 issues
> >
> >
> > > Dear List,
> > >
> > > It has come to my attention that some sellers are still using the NWA
>1110
> > > designation to sell there untested material. It is not a marketing
>ploy
> > > that I bring this up as we are nearly out of stock and we start all of
>our
> > > true NWA 1110 auctions out at just 99 cents. Here are the problems:
> > >
> > > We had Dr. Irving at the University of Washington authenticate every
>piece
> > > we have ever sold or plan to sell. All of it is recorded at 118 grams
>can
> > > be seen at the JPL/NASA Martian web site. Other dealers selling NWA
>1110
> > > have not gone to this expense We have only supplied one dealer from
> > Austria
> > > with NWA 1110 and he is sold out.
> > >
> > > We paid the research and authentication costs associated with every
>piece
> > of
> > > NWA 1110
> > >
> > > We deposited a type sample (something important if want your very own
>NWA
> > > number)
> > >
> > > We paid the cost to go into the field, monitored the recovery efforts
>and
> > > recorded GPS coordinates.
> > >
> > > Habibi of Morocco has been telling dealers he supplied us with NWA
>1110
> > and
> > > so what he is selling is the same. This is not the truth as we do not
>do
> > > business with Habibi and never will. If you check the images below
>you
> > will
> > > see we went directly to the source and recorded GPS coordinates:
> > >
> > > http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa1110/nwa1110a.jpg
> > >
> > > http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa1110/nwa1110b.jpg
> > >
> > > http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa1110/nwa1110c.jpg
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa1110/nwa1110d.jpg
> > >
> > > To see auctions like the one I linked to below really irritates us
>because
> > > no laboratory has tested this material, the dealer should deposit a
>type
> > > specimen, pay the lab fees and get his very own NWA number so that
>every
> > > gram of meteorites paired to NWA 1068 can be recorded if they are
>indeed
> > > meteorites.
> > >
> > > This is what I would like to say to the person running this ebay
>auction
> > > "Stop using NWA 1110, get a real number, put out some effort, there is
>no
> > > such thing as a free ride":
> > >
> >
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=2268561021
> > >
> > > Wishing everybody the best,
> > >
> > > Adam Hupe
> > > The Hupe Collection
> > > Team LunarRock
> > > IMCA 2185
> > > raremeteorites_at_comcast.net
> > >
> > >
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