[meteorite-list] Are these authentic Buzzard Coulees?

From: Melanie Matthews <miss_meteorite_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:04:45 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <699915.38722.qm_at_web114019.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

Oh, so then what about all these other Canadian mets that I have seen (some of them quite regularly) on ebay without export permits? Tagish Lake, Bruderheim, Piece River, etc.. My little Tagish Lake fragment didn't come with one, and I think ordered it from the US.

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Melanie
IMCA: 2975
eBay: metmel2775
Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09

Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get!



----- Original Message ----
From: Roman Jirasek <romanj at sympatico.ca>
To: metlist <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 7:12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Are these authentic Buzzard Coulees?

Canadian meteorites need export permits, period.
Including temporary export for research.
Here is the Canadian Heritage site for all the info regarding this.
http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1268673230268/1268674596897

Roman Jirasek
www.meteoritelabels.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Melanie Matthews" <miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Are these authentic Buzzard Coulees?


> Not to give anyone a bad name or scare those who
> are already bidding on some of them, but it seems kinda strange how
> there is no mention of export permits.. I PMed them and according to them
> she's selling them "for research" and as such they can get away with
> selling BCs without a permit. It seems they are legit.
>
> -----------
> Melanie
> IMCA: 2975
> eBay: metmel2775
> Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
>
> Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know
> what you're gonna get!
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Linton Rohr <lintonius at earthlink.net>
> To: Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com>
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 10:57:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Are these authentic Buzzard Coulees?
>
> Well Jason, I certainly could be wrong.
> I just hate to see anybody here get burned.
> My eyes can't tell for sure that those are fresh, fusion-crusted stones,
> as opposed to little black earth rocks, due to the photo quality.
> They do look somewhat probable though, I'll admit.
> The larger problem to me, is the export permit.
> Was there any mention of that when you spoke?
> Linton
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Utas" <meteoritekid at gmail.com>
> To: "Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Are these authentic Buzzard Coulees?
>
>
> Melanie, Linton,
> The photos depict what are clearly fresh stony meteorites, regardless
> of their quality (viz., the photos').
> This seller is a local and has been selling Buzzard Coulee stones
> since shortly after the fall.
> I've spoken with them on a few occasions, and, while I haven't
> actually purchased any stones, they do seem to be on the level.
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Linton Rohr <lintonius at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>> Melanie,
>> No, I do not know the seller.
>> The poor quality photos are just a nuisance.
>> The text indicates to me that the seller does not know meteorites.
>> Sounds like he took a few notes from someone elses legitimate ad.
>> No mention of export permits is a giant red flag, though.
>> You could always ask him/her about that. I almost did.
>> The price/gram is sure a lot lower though, eh?
>> Almost too good to be true, isn't it...
>> And you know what they say about that!
>> Linton
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melanie Matthews"
>> <miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca>
>> To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:59 PM
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Are these authentic Buzzard Coulees?
>>
>>
>>>
>>> http://shop.ebay.ca/306krista/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340
>>>
>>> Worldwide shipping and no mention of an export permit for any of them?
>>> Anyone here know this person and if he/she is for real?
>>>
>>> -----------
>>> Melanie
>>> IMCA: 2975
>>> eBay: metmel2775
>>> Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
>>>
>>> Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know
>>> what you're gonna get!
>>>
>>>
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