[meteorite-list] Lake Titicaca Meteoorite fall in Peru????

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:30:43 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <679448.91690.qm_at_web33108.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

If you had any clue as to the horrible emails this guy
was sending me, you would not get involved with this
crackpot.
I have received more than 10 to 15 emails per day for
the last two weeks, either threats, insults, or
invites to be his friend and work with him. There are
definitely some screws loose up there.
Michael Farmer
--- LITIG8NSHARK at aol.com wrote:

> Good evening, Mr. Gregory,
>
> I did receive the two photos you sent me following
> my winning bid of your
> eBay auction.
>
(http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBTOX:IT&item=300159255522&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI)
>
> I would note that the second photo you sent....the
> one which shows you
> climbing out of the crater with a few plastic bags
> for your "photo op"; and which
> you have posted to your latest auction....is
> disconcerting, to say the least.
> That crater has been the recipient of human waste,
> among other things--if I
> am properly informed. The fact that you climbed
> down into the crater-waste
> without appropriate protection speaks volumes about
> your professionalism in
> the science of meteoritics.....not to mention your
> omnipotence.
>
> The photo of the crater you forwarded; which
> coincidentally you have
> apparently unilaterally named ("Lake Titicaca"), is
> not as advertised. The optical
> quality is quite poor, in fact--I find it difficult
> to believe that it is
> 1,200 dpi(one thousand, two hundred dpi) as I
> requested and, which is
> significantly less than the quality you advertised
> as possible to send. In all
> honesty, my three year old, 5 meg., camera would
> have taken a cleaner picture.
>
> Further, your eBay ad's suggestion that the photo
> you ultimately e-mailed me
> was removed from your original eBay ad (yes, I saw
> the ad before you removed
> the photo....apparently concerned that some
> "ingenious" person might
> actually copy the photo) in order to maximize it's
> quality with your Photoshop
> software, is falling on deaf ears.
>
> Yes, I won your auction for next to
> nothing......unfortunately, was worth
> even less. So, to respond to your e-mail inquiry:
> Do I like the photos? I'm
> not fluent in enough languages to tell you that
> "NO, I AM NOT HAPPY, I FEEL
> TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, AND YES RANDY, I AM A
> LAWYER...FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH."
>
> No worries my friend, I'm not going to sue
> you....On the contrary, I happen
> to respect the Meteorite List members with whom you
> were fighting before you
> did us all the favor, and resigned your
> subscription. So NO, anticipating
> your next query...I will NOT represent you!
>
> PS The idea that you would charge $50.00 shipping,
> for a one gram specimen
> of any meteorite you might sell on eBay, is truly
> repugnant. Shame on you,
> Sir.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Paul Martyn
> Savannah, Georgia, USA
>
>
> In a message dated 10/16/2007 12:27:00 P.M. Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> r.randall.gregory at gmail.com writes:
>
> Hi,
>
> Let me know if you like them. Notice the trash in
> the crater. I waded in and
> cleaned it.
>
>
> Are you an attorney?
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>
> Randall Gregory
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Received on Wed 17 Oct 2007 02:30:43 AM PDT