[meteorite-list] sick of people pussyfooting around the scammers for fear of litigation

From: drtanuki <drtanuki_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 04:35:37 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <942164.93183.qm_at_web161209.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

Jim, This is one of the issues that has lead to my self-resignation from the IMCA (mostly I cannot justify spending $25 bucks to an organization that will not openly post their financial statement yearly as I have openly requested now for years- this speaks volumes to me about honesty and authenticity). I do not need a "seal of approval" from the organization to show that I am honest or knowledgeable about meteorites. The "Mifflin Case" is but a tip of the iceberg of substituted meteorites that I am aware of but there is no "proof" as in scientific analysis. Please NOTE the "Mifflin Case" was not even cracked by a then member of the IMCA (although aided).
Sincerely, Dirk Ross....Tokyo

This post should be taken as a public resignation as a "Member in Good Standing" from the IMCA. Dirk Ross 9MAY2011

Do not get me wrong; there are many fine members in the IMCA and Authenticity IS most important but handing out "sales licences" to many under-experienced new members IS not working and should NOT be the function of the IMCA.


--- On Mon, 5/9/11, jim_brady611 at o2.co.uk <jim_brady611 at o2.co.uk> wrote:

> From: jim_brady611 at o2.co.uk <jim_brady611 at o2.co.uk>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] sick of people pussyfooting around the scammers for fear of litigation
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Monday, May 9, 2011, 7:50 PM
> suppose we can only protest with
> where we decide to buy from but there
> is a wider issue here with the IMCA
> This leaves a really dirty taste in my mouth....
>
> into the void with another email
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Received on Mon 09 May 2011 07:35:37 AM PDT