[meteorite-list] pieces forsale...authenticity problem?

From: M come Meteorite Meteorites <mcomemeteorite2004_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Oct 31 11:12:49 2006
Message-ID: <20061030100153.15301.qmail_at_web26201.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>

I not remember to who I have sold the slice of no
Geidam, its pass many time, but probably the buyer
have contact direct the first seller for ask info on
the piece. I am under waith the same a answer seen I
have a 80+ gr. end piece with crust in my collection.
A real piece of Geidam its visible in the Killgore
catalogue.

Matteo

--- MexicoDoug <MexicoDoug_at_aim.com> ha scritto:

> Thank you for crossing out the active GEIDAM "for
> sale" ad today, Matteo, on
> the meteorite.com classifieds. Did you contact any
> buyers from this same
> material you offered on eBay about 6 months ago to
> make correct those as
> well? If you had any customers, please let them all
> know if you have not
> already. Several months ago I tried to address your
> meteorite.com ad
> quietly by writing to the kind sponsors of that site
> regarding and nothing
> happened although they promised to investigate. I
> was sure you'd be
> contacted and it would be removed and I was
> disappointed nothing happened.
>
> I will stop wondering why nothing happened for
> several months and chalk it
> up to an oversight - now that you've kindly and
> responsibly removed it. In
> Mexico we deal with oversights every day when
> shopping in corner stores and
> the like and we become jaded. There is a pattern.
> The onus for correction
> is always on the buyer to say they've been
> shortchanged, bought something
> that is less than it is claimed to be, etc., and to
> ask for resolution,
> which many people simply are too timid or lacking
> self-confidence to do.
> For some reason it never happens that we get extra
> change when making a
> purchase, or we don't get gold when paying for
> silver (which we would give
> back of course). So if someone does the same thing
> twice my policy is to
> kindly blacklist them and tell all of my friends in
> confidence to do the
> same. Thanks to Art for the opportunity toair the
> autumn laundry.
>
> Now this leaves Steve alone, who I hope will follow
> suite so I can get off
> the GEIDAM crusading pulpit. I am not suggesting
> anything bad about
> inattention or mistakes on Matteo's part, please my
> respect only goes to him
> for cleaning up. I am suggesting it is not worth
> anyone's while to ever be
> involved in transactions that could be perceived
> reasonably as questionable.
> That's the motivation to remember you have a fake
> meteorite up for sale on
> the major independent commercial meteorite site and
> need to pull it before
> the next Christmas.
>
> PS Matteo, I hope that the "fake Geidam" meteorite
> we received is something
> else even better, as I have at least 100grams of it
> and am waiting to hear
> back to make my decision as the kind principal
> dealer offered. There is
> really no need to pass a "gato por liebre" (how do
> you say that in English?,
> I forgot). It is some other meteorite just as nice
> to own. Good luck
> Matteo, too. If anyone has real specimens from the
> GEIDAM locality, please
> let me know, even if it isn't for sale, I'd love to
> have the pleasure of a
> consolation photo.
> Best wishes, Doug
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "M come Meteorite Meteorites"
> <mcomemeteorite2004_at_yahoo.it>
> To: "MexicoDoug" <MexicoDoug_at_aim.com>; "steve
> arnold"
> <stevenarnold60120_at_yahoo.com>;
> <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 1:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] pieces
> forsale...authenticity problem?
>
>
> > The main seller of this material have addvise all
> this
> > material is not Geidam and analysis its in course
> for
> > seen what is it. For the piece I have for sale, I
> have
> > removed, its months I not go in the site.
> >
> > Matteo
> >
> > --- MexicoDoug <MexicoDoug_at_aim.com> ha scritto:
> >
> > > Chi Steve wrote:
> > >
> > > "and a 14 gram slice of GEIDAM with crust for
> $175.
> > > I will pay all postage
> > > and shipping."
> > >
> > > Hello Steve, please, I know you are trying hard
> and
> > > sometimes things are
> > > getting out of control.
> > >
> > > I am sorry to have to post this as I am in favor
> of
> > > a kinder and gentler
> > > list where respect is maintained at all
> reasonable
> > > times, and I just don't
> > > feel like getting involved in commercial
> arguments
> > > where I have no business
> > > and correspond with more and more list members
> who
> > > all enthused about the
> > > same wonderful field of Space science that I am.
> > > But:
> > >
> > > I want to alledge that this GEIDAM
> misrepresentation
> > > has been on too long
> > > and no one has any reason to perpetuate it.
> There
> > > are at least three
> > > dealers, not just Steve, currently offering
> Geidam
> > > and I understand they are
> > > all from the some source via a top notch ace of
> a
> > > dealer in Alaska who was
> > > misrepresented by someone near the locality
> causing
> > > this. Alaska was very
> > > kind to inform that it was a mistake and very
> > > honorable and reasonable as
> > > far as I can tell about the whole thing.
> Perhaps it
> > > is another even better
> > > meteorite locality. But let's keep AUTHENTIC
> guys.
> > > From Italy to New
> > > Mexico it is being offered, Matteo once
> complained
> > > about the same thing.
> > > But Matteo is still selling it!:
> > >
> >
>
http://www.meteorite-times.com/classifieds/classified.php/listing/379
> > >
> > > Guys, Please can we all be friends and treat
> > > AUTHENTICITY as a DIVINITY our
> > > community! I truly hope someone in the know can
> > > tell me I am dead wrong
> > > about this locality and at least some of the
> > > specimens that have hit the
> > > market in recent months. I am puzzled why the
> > > community is not doing a
> > > better job of policing itself and that hurts my
> > > confidence in the whole.
> > >
> > > Thanks kindly
> > > Doug
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > Via Triestina 126/A - 30173 - TESSERA, VENEZIA,
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> > Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info
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