[meteorite-list] Stolen ebay Descriptions
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Date: Sun Sep 12 23:34:52 2004 Message-ID: <002201c49942$99f0c180$6400a8c0_at_aoldsl.net> Whats next ? Adam I cant use the word "meteorite" in my auction headers, because you own the word "meteorite" ,too? BE ----- Original Message ----- From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 9:59 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Stolen ebay Descriptions > Dear List, > > To show you what kind of person Bob Evans really is here is an example you > can check out for yourself. Bob took it upon himself not only to use NWA > numbers we reserved and paid for the study of, he is actually copying our > descriptions, word-for-word. Bob, these descriptions are the property of > Meteoritelab, come up with your own DESCRIPTIONS! > > > Our Description and ebay link: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=2268563957 > NWA 1877, 850mg fragment of the second "Olivine Diogenite" in private hands, > found 2003 in Northwest Africa. A weight of only 312 grams is recorded for > this find. NWA 1459 the only other Olivine Diogenite available to the > public weighed a mere 49 grams. After cutting losses and type specimen > deposits there is less than 220 grams of this material left in private hands > including NWA 1459. This material is believed to represent the deepest > sample, yet recovered, from the asteroid Vesta. A great deal of time was > spent preparing this material. We used a penetrant stabilizer before > polishing even begun to prevent the large crystals from being plucked during > polishing. This is important because the crystals have cleavages that are > easily fractured during preparation. No less than 10 polishing steps on a > diamond lap was needed to take these specimens to a 3,500 grit polish, > something you do not see everyday. This material is rarer than a > Brachinite, a Chassignite or even a Lodranite. Even though this is number > two, it still represents the rarest of all classifications in private hands, > there is nothing rarer! > > > Bobs stolen description and link to auction: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=2269795593 > This is a LARGE 1.2 Gram Fragment of NWA 1877. This is the second rare > "Olivine Diogenite" in private hands, found 2003 in Northwest Africa. A > weight of only 312 grams is recorded for this find. NWA 1459 is the only > other Olivine Diogenite available to the public and weighed a mere 49 grams. > After cutting losses and type specimen deposits there is less than 220 grams > of this material left in private hands including NWA 1459. This material is > believed to represent the deepest sample, yet recovered, from the asteroid > Vesta. This material is rarer than a Brachinite, a Chassignite or even a > Lodranite. NWA 1877 represents the rarest of all classifications in private > hands, there is nothing rarer! This gorgeous meteorite is a must have for > any serious or new meteorite collector ! > > Not only is using NWA numbers that do not match his pieces he has stolen > several other descriptions and ideas from us, he is a complete fraud. Check > out his other auctions and compare. > > All the best, > > Adam Hupe > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Sun 12 Sep 2004 11:34:39 PM PDT |
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