[meteorite-list] Another meteorite story from Cali, Colombia

From: Mirko Graul <m_graul_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 23:02:55 +0200 (CEST)
Message-ID: <164127.93238.qm_at_web26309.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>

Hi Mike,

oh this is a very bad story!!
Not so good news from you.

Many greetings Mirko Graul


--- Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy at yahoo.com> schrieb:

> Hi everyone, I am once again in Cali, Colombia. I
> was
> notified a couple of days ago about a new Cali stone
> found, and when sent photos and even a newspaper
> article that confirmed the find, I immediately made
> a
> deal to buy the stone from the owner and flew down
> here to Colombia. I arrived at 3 am this morning
> after
> a crappy day of airline delays and problems.
>
> Well, to make a long story short the stone is a
> fake,
> a very clever fake at that! It is a piece of
> metallic
> slag that has been painted black (BY HAND) and a lot
> of work went into making it. Apparently they saw the
> photos from the last newspaper articles and decided
> to
> give it a try. Unfortunately for me, it was good
> enough to fool the newspaper people who published it
> last week, and good enough for me to make an offer
> and
> rush back to Colombia. It is a costly mistake,
> another
> $2000 wild goose chase! So here I am, sitting in
> Cali
> a little pissed off at the scams people try to pull
> on
> others. Of course, the second I took the stone in my
> hand, I knew it was a fake, while the finder
> insisted
> it was real.
> Just another chapter in the Cali story, and another
> warning that meteorite-hunting in far flung places
> can
> be costly. After months of travel, the last thing I
> wanted to do was jump on another plane, I wanted to
> be
> relaxing at home for at least a day or two! My wife
> will not be too happy at the boondoggle when she
> hears
> about it.
>
> See you all in Denver, at least those who are going.
>
> Michael Farmer
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