[meteorite-list] Ugandan sues U.S. over meteorite

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:56:08 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW_qe0=7ETzHmWXaQ1Vjbf1Tc7xeeANfQB=R5WUUMEHorQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi List,

Let's make assumptions, shall we?

Assume the man did give a Mbale meteorite to the US Embassy.

Assume the Mbale stone in question is a large, "museum-class"
individual with fresh crust, regmaglypts, and it weighs 2 kilos.

Assume the meteorite was a "loaner" and the giver had the expectation
or right to get it back at some point in the future.

Even with all of those assumptions, the stone is worth, at most, a
couple thousand dollars - tops, under the best of circumstances.

If money is what the guy is after and he wants the fair market value,
give him a new iPhone and a $200 iTunes gift card, and call it even.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 4/18/13, Dan Miller <dannyspl12 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I like the line where it  says the value of the cargo or meteorite is
> worth billions if not trillions of dollars
> On Apr 18, 2013 1:38 PM, "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <
> meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Billions or trillions of dollars for a chunk of Mbale?
>>
>> Somebody is smoking something.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> MikeG
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>> On 4/18/13, Tom Randall <tommy2005 at hvc.rr.com> wrote:
>> > http://bit.ly/12qrXT9
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>> > Regards!
>> >
>> > Tom
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Received on Thu 18 Apr 2013 06:56:08 PM PDT