[meteorite-list] West Specimen for sale AD
From: Dave Gheesling <dave_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:38:32 -0500 Message-ID: <5855E635B99B465F9EF71FF1DA2DC6FE_at_meteorroom> Rob & All, Classification material has already been submitted. I respectfully disagree. Whether they are sold early or not isn't as big of an issue as how they are curated, etc. It's a great thing that we have treasure hunters out in the field -- I'm not one, by the way -- and the fact that people are willing to pay good money for meteorites has led to increased recoveries well beyond the expectation of the scientific community itself. There are those who would love to acquire an early find from West, Texas, and those who do are actually fueling further recoveries in the process. Good hunting to all in West! Dave www.fallingrocks.com -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Rob McCafferty Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 7:42 PM To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West Specimen for sale AD I don't know if I'm the only person who feels this or not. I personally felt that the offering of this new material before it was officially classified was distasteful. Collectors are constantly being branded as "bounty hunters" or "treasure seekers". Surely, all collectors can see that to obtain virgin material before it can be officially classified or examined is against scientific principles. I realise that some collectors may have more money to hand than museums. I also realise that the hunters have overheads to cover but the offering of material to collectors before it is offered to science just seems wrong to me. My hobby is other peoples livelyhood and this action just does not sit well with me and I'll wager it does not sit well with the general public, either. How does this help us? Rob McC ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Sun 22 Feb 2009 08:38:32 PM PST |
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