[meteorite-list] " Milloners only" Seller response.

From: Gary Fujihara <fujmon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:22:02 -1000
Message-ID: <F00B9309-623A-4001-A3FC-8F8B7EECCC5E_at_mac.com>

Aloha Darren, Count, Don, list,

So was this ebay listing posted by the property owner of the Dentist office, into which the Lorton meteorite crashed? I thought it still resided at the Smithsonian, or is this person trying to sell something that is either not his, or has not yet been decided by a court of law? And indeed he is using a press file photo of the meteorite.

He states that he will "donate the money from the Smithsonian to Haiti earthquake relief", but his listing states that 10% will go to Kids With Heart National Assn for Children's Heart Disorders, Inc. So which one is it?

With only 26 feedbacks and a history of selling cell phones, this person may be less than reputable - or at the very least a shameless opportunist.

Whatever the case, some of the claims this person makes on his listing is everything bad that can come from the public's perception of the value of meteorites. My $0.02 ...

gary

On Feb 19, 2010, at 11:15 AM, Darren Garrison wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:50:38 -0800, you wrote:
>
>>
>> But he does not HAVE the meteorite, the Smithsonian does. It's just a BS joke.
>>
>
> The photo he is using belongs to the AP:
>
> http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/02/18/tech/main6220188.shtml
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Gary Fujihara
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Received on Fri 19 Feb 2010 04:22:02 PM PST