[meteorite-list] NWA 1974 (..and false claim)

From: RJP <yellowengine_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 21:24:11 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <8135007.1238721851706.JavaMail.root_at_elwamui-hybrid.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

Hello Michael,

Although I felt that his false claims were in poor taste, perhaps all of this has gone a bit too far. I never had any major squabbles with Steve in the past, so it's actually kind of disappointing to see how far this whole thing has progressed over the last 48 hrs or so. He is one of our own, regardless.

Kind Regards,

Ryan

  

-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Bross <element33 at peconic.net>
>Sent: Apr 2, 2009 9:07 PM
>To: RJP <yellowengine at earthlink.net>, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 1974 (..and false claim)
>
>Hello Listers and Ryan
>
>Sorry to come back to "Chicago Steve" thread...
>
>Ryan, I can't more agree with your post !
>I am new to the list, but it didn't take me long (without looking at
>archives) to
>be cautious with Chicago Steve (Steve # 1...? well...)
>
>His fake AD wasn't just bad taste but simply under the belt, outrageous !
>
>+ I was one of the idiots to waste time sending him an off-list email to try
>to soothe his pains and sorrows !
>even ready to buy a $50 meteorite for helping him... stupid naive me... glad
>I didn't...
>
>Result ? same blunt 3 words answer with a mistake in pricing reminding me
>our off-list
>email exchanges about some Sikhote Alin a month ago... Chicago Steve needing
>3 emails
>to figure out what photo referred to what grams and subsequently what
>price... I gave up
>
>No matter what happens to him on the list or otherwise, I will NEVER buy
>from him
>
>All the best
>Michael B, France
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "RJP" <yellowengine at earthlink.net>
>To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; <stevenarnold60120 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 5:49 PM
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 1974 (..and false claim)
>
>
>> So you posted a fake AD, claiming that bills were piling up, you were out
>> of work, and that your relationship with your wife was becoming unstable.
>> You then posted a sales AD (and page) with things that you simply no
>> longer wanted for your collection anymore, marked the prices down a couple
>> of times, and stated that this was the end of the road for you on the met
>> list. You probably received a handful of sympathetic emails in regards to
>> your post, and now you say that it was an early April fools joke? Further
>> more, I inquired about your 50g Berduc off-list, and the price that you
>> quoted me ($1270) was marked up more than 100% from the price that was
>> posted just a couple of days ago on on your sales page!
>>
>> Don't you think that maybe all of this was in poor taste, especially with
>> the jobless rate at an all time high, and the economy at an all time low
>> in years? I simply see it as a tacky, tasteless scheme.
>>
>> Wondering, with regards...
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>
>>
>> "Hi again list,and no ad.I see there is only 398 grams of NWA 1794.But I
>> see there is also more material out there.Did they find more later,and if
>> they did,what is the latest TKW?Also last week was a prequel to this
>> day.APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!I am going no where.Have a great day and keep
>> finding our passion."
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Received on Thu 02 Apr 2009 09:24:11 PM PDT