[meteorite-list] Stolen ebay Descriptions

From: stan . <laser_maniac_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Sep 13 00:12:19 2004
Message-ID: <BAY18-F36PGxgelXDeq000007d4_at_hotmail.com>

Just FYI -
your ebay description for nwa 1877 is inaccurate. nwa 1459 is not the only
other olivine diogenite avalible for sale to the public - there is also nwa
2115 - with a tkw of about 2x of the other two combined...



>From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
>To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Stolen ebay Descriptions
>Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:59:07 -0700
>
>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
>
>
>
>
>
>
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