[meteorite-list] Duck Chondrule

From: joseph_town_at_att.net <joseph_town_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Oct 8 11:55:25 2006
Message-ID: <100720060133.4106.45270400000046050000100A21587667550299019BA1089F0A9C0106_at_att.net>

Rob,

We all get burned once in a while. We don't eliminate fire or passion. Your students probably won't buy questionable junk since they are your students. Offer a little buyer beware advice. It may be crass but every collector has to deal with tantalizing choices and reason doesn't always will out no matter how well informed they are.

Everyone has to learn to think beyond the imca box eventually.

Bill

  
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Impactika_at_aol.com
> In a message dated 10/6/2006 5:42:15 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
> rob_mccafferty_at_yahoo.com writes:
>
> My biggest concern (I'm sure I've said this before) is
> that one of my students comes to me with a lump of
> pumice or similar and says "I bought this meteorite
> off ebay". If I have to tell them its not a meteorite
> because the "5 billionaires" or similar have conned
> them. How am I going to feel, having got them
> interested?
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Have you ever looked at Ken Newton's page on Ebay?
>
> _http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=magellon_
> (http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=magellon)
> It is very informative, and very entertaining. And he keeps it up to date,
> so you should look at it often. I happen to know that he is preparing to add to
> it.
>
> And you will find more information about scams being brought to our
> attention on the IMCA website, _www.IMCA.cc_ (http://www.IMCA.cc) , click on
> "Collecting".
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Nail them up, I say! Nail some sense into them!
>
> I know the sellers names of the guys I trust but I
> don't want to be advertising them but what else could
> I do? (OK, I tell them anyone with an IMCA no. is OK)
>
> In difficulty
>
> Rob McC
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>
> Thank you, we do try our best to keep it that way!
>
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Received on Fri 06 Oct 2006 09:33:52 PM PDT