[meteorite-list] Email from Serge & Comet Meteorite Shop

From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <mcomemeteorite2004_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jun 29 10:05:26 2006
Message-ID: <20060629064308.18503.qmail_at_web26213.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>

The next to have problems its moroccans from August of
this year after Casablanca Meeting.

Matteo

--- Meteoriteshow <meteoriteshow_at_free.fr> ha scritto:

> Hi Serge, Norbert and List,
>
> I do not know whether Serge can read the List posts
> at the moment but if it is so, I want first of all
> to wish you that the
> situation in Russia will improve as soon as possible
> for you and your friends. I really know what you
> mean when you say 'not rich'
> as dealing with such stones does not enrich most of
> meteorite dealers! It is more a passion and nothing
> compared to gold, gas and so
> on!!!
> I was quite disapointed not to see you again in
> Ensisheim and Ste Marie, as it is one of the best
> places in Europe where we can all
> meet each other once in a year and I sincerely hope
> that we will all be together again next year.
> Meteorite hunting has already
> become a real problem because it is getting harder
> and harder to find places where it is not forbidden;
> what about attending shows
> now?!
> All the best and see you next year Serge! And thank
> you to Norbert for having forwarded your post to the
> List.
> Kind regards
>
> Frederic Beroud
> http://www.meteoriteshow.com
> IMCA member # 2491 (http://www.imca.cc/)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Norbert Classen" <trifid_at_timewarp.de>
> To: "meteorite-list"
> <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:09 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Email from Serge & Comet
> Meteorite Shop
>
>
> > Dear List Members,
> >
> > Not long ago, there has been some discussion on
> this list about the people
> > of Comet Meteorite Shop, Russian dealers, etc.,
> and some rumors even had it
> > that "we won't see the Russians again at future
> shows".
> >
> > As you can see from the recent Ensisheim show
> reports, these rumors are not
> > true as there was a delegation of the Comet
> Meteorite Shop people at the
> > Ensisheim show, and at the St. Marie aux Mines
> shows. As always, they had a
> > great selection of meteorites from Dhofar, and
> other locations.
> >
> > Anyway, the Comet Meteorite Shop people have been
> encountering problems, and
> > things haven't completely solved until now. So
> Serge Afanasiev asked me to
> > forward an explanation to the list so that you all
> get a better idea of
> > what's been going on in Russia, and what the
> problems are actually all
> > about. Please find Serge's post below.
> >
> > All the best,
> > Norbert Classen
> >
> > PS: Since Serge isn't on the list, anymore, I will
> also forward your replies
> > to him.
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> >
> > Dear List,
> >
> > In late October 2005, me and my friends were going
> to the Munich show with a
> > lot of stuff. We were intending to go by car
> through Finland - we had plans
> > to visit the Muonionalusta site before travelling
> to Germany as we did prior
> > to the French shows in June 2005. We were stopped
> at the Russian-Finnish
> > border from our side. Prior to that we traveled a
> lot without encountering
> > any problems - we just said that we were traveling
> with stones and that was
> > enough. This time (we've noticed that later) our
> KGB was following us. We do
> > not know yet for whom it was so interesting to
> catch us, but that is the
> > fact. They said that this is a crime and arrested
> us.
> > After 2 days they let us free, but now I and one
> of my friends can't go out
> > of Russia.
> > It seems that it is some government idea to stop
> mineral business in Russia,
> > I do not know. I can't put a spot on somebody of
> Russian stone people as a
> > competitor who can be so angry for example
> personally with me. Nonsense. It
> > is not so much real competition here in Russia. I
> know 99% of all dealers.
> > The process is not finished yet. They press us
> very much. Everybody of the
> > mineral, fossil and meteorite people from Russia
> are very afraid to ship or
> > carry some stony goods abroad. All are waiting for
> the final outcome of our
> > situation. I know something about dino-eggs from
> China and the meteorite
> > situation in Australia. Maybe our situation is in
> line with that. But
> > certainly not that easy.
> > I really do not know what will happen later. But
> if they really will close
> > the Russian border for stones - that'll be a big
> problem for mineral
> > business in general, and not only for us Russians.
> Ok, I think that the
> > details about spending a lot of time in KGB and
> with lawyers isn't of much
> > interest to you, but just imagine that this is
> what we are dealing with now
> > and what we are thinking about most of the time.
> > It is actually strange that a small group of
> people (really not rich) is of
> > interest to the State. Our stones are not gold,
> not diamonds, not oil or
> > gas, nothing of strategic importance - you know
> what I mean. That's all for
> > now.
> > All the best, Serge
> >
> >
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