[meteorite-list] Mifflin Update... and Real Mifflin Photos...

From: Richard Montgomery <rickmont_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 17:19:37 -0700
Message-ID: <3497BC76EBFA4C5FAB72238B5CF584C4_at_bosoheadPC>

Jim K., any chances of posting the Met. Bull photos of the "wrong" one here
on List?

Richard Montgoemry


----- Original Message -----
From: <Jimski47 at aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin Update... and Real Mifflin Photos...


> Hi Michael and list,
>
> Not all of the Mifflin photo's on the Met. Bulletin (IMCA Encyclopedia of
> Meteorites) are of the real thing. I have three photos there. One is a
> slice from Joe's main mass, another is a complete individual that I
> found
> during my five day hunt and the fake is the slice that I purchased from
> Greg
> Catterton. I contacted Greg C this morning to get my refund and have not
> received a response. I'll remove the photo later. If you have one that
> looks
> like this, you've been duped.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Jim K
>
>
>
> In a message dated 5/8/2011 3:47:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> mikewren at gilanet.com writes:
> Hello,
>
> Since Jason posted his discovery, 2 more pieces of "fake" Mifflin have
> been recovered. Taking into account cut loss, I think I am almost certain
> that
> I have recovered 95% of the stone that I was duped into buying. I will
> not be 100% certain until all of the pieces are returned to me. Even
> though,
> I have not been 100% refunded for my purchase, I feel it is important to
> refund people's money immediately or as fast as possible and to get this
> fake crap off the market and into the trash can... or maybe into a
> lawyer's
> hand!
>
> PLEASE NOTE: If you have any doubt about a Mifflin specimen you obtained
> from me ...PLEASE send me a photo so I can confirm one way or the other.
> Especially ,if it does not look like anything in the Met Bulletin below.
> Even
> if you did not get it from me, but just want a second opinion... send me
> the photo.
>
> Here is also a link to photos of Real Mifflin. Everything posted in the
> Meteoritical Bulletin entry is indeed REAL Mifflin.
>
> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=52090
>
>
> Best Wishes
>
> Michael Cottingham
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Received on Sun 08 May 2011 08:19:37 PM PDT