[meteorite-list] Urgent Attention: Major MeteoriteCollectionstollen !!!!

From: Don Merchant <dmerchan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:52:19 -0500
Message-ID: <000301ce1f6b$df179730$6401a8c0_at_donaldmerchant>

Seems to me that UPS is responsible since they gave the crate to "him" I
would contact a lawyer and make UPS pay for their mistake/error. I am sure
you had insurance for the contents of the crate!
Sincerely
Don Merchant
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Earth's Memory" <info at meteorite.fr>
To: <cdtucson at cox.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Urgent Attention: Major
MeteoriteCollectionstollen !!!!


> Carl,
>
> please send us the list of these people, witnesses are always welcome.
>
> Wow, he told you that he has half of our material ? thank you for your
> testimony.
>
> Anybody has pictures of that exposed collection ?
>
> If you had more than your house value as retainer you would be very
> cooperative beleive us,
> we even had to give some Museum labels .... .
>
> Past debt obligations ? please show any paperwork.
>
> If "he is caught there" and has nothing to see why he doesn't answer us
> nor write us that he's innocent ?
>
> and as for the delay, 12 days for the crate to come back to France, the
> investigations and been able to have
> enough strong written evidences and witnesses takes time you know.
>
> This is one of the biggest robbery in the meteorites history, we are the
> victims and you try to tell us that we
> shouldn't be on the list ?
>
> Don't worry, that should be resolved strongly.
>
> Bruno & Carine
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <cdtucson at cox.net>
> To: "Don Merchant" <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>;
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Cc: <imca at imcamail.de>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 3:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Urgent Attention: Major Meteorite
> Collectionstollen !!!!
>
>
>> List,
>> This is very confusing. The Tucson show ended nearly a month ago on Feb.
>> 18th. Why the long wait to make claims????
>> Anyone at the show already saw much of this material being sold by Sean
>> and he and Bruno were very friendly with each other at the time. I saw
>> them meeting and discussing identification and pricing of this material.
>> Bruno had half or this material for sale and Sean had the other half for
>> sale. In other words it was explained to me that they had made a deal in
>> exchange for past debt obligations Bruno had with Sean's partner. Sean
>> explained this to anyone interested . I could give you a list of people
>> Sean told this to. He had made a legitimate deal with Bruno.
>> This seems like somebody is doing dirty laundry in public and has no
>> business on this list. At least not until resolved. There is always two
>> sides to every story. Sean may be caught in the middle here but, I know
>> him to be an honest man.
>> Carl
>> meteoritemax
>>
>> --
>> Cheers
>>
>> ---- Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
>>> Holy Smokes!!! Looking over the list of stolen meteorites, many of those
>>> individual pieces are worth 5X more then my collection of 12 years!!!
>>> There
>>> has to be several hundred thousand dollars or more lost/stolen on this!
>>> How
>>> in the name of Mary did anyone get away with all that inventory!? I am
>>> speechless, thankful I only have to type. Where was the security, laser
>>> alarms and Uzzi! I am very sorry to see and hear this. This is
>>> incredible.
>>> Hopefully this will help create better measures on security because this
>>> boggles my mind!
>>>
>>> Sincerely
>>> Don Merchant
>>> Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
>>> www.ctreasurescwonders.com
>>> IMCA #0960
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "The Earth's Memory" <info at meteorite.fr>
>>> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Cc: <imca at imcamail.de>
>>> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 6:35 PM
>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Urgent Attention: Major Meteorite
>>> Collectionstollen !!!!
>>>
>>>
>>> > Dear list Members,
>>> >
>>> > it is with consternation that we annouce you that we have been
>>> > victims of extortion at the beginning of the Tucson show
>>> > and finaly totaly robbed at the end of the Tucson show.
>>> >
>>> > Fortunatly the criminals have been iddentified and one have admited
>>> > that he has the material. For security and procedure raison we will
>>> > not
>>> > disclose their names at that time nor the circumstances, we can just
>>> > tell
>>> > you that two are Americans and one is Morrocan.
>>> >
>>> > We and the Police have enough evidences and witnesses, that will lead
>>> > the
>>> > criminal team to be
>>> > punished by the full power of the Law.
>>> >
>>> > We offered them to give back the material and we would not press
>>> > charges,
>>> > but it seems that they are not cooperating.
>>> > The French Police will involve FBI and INTERPOL in the next days as
>>> > they
>>> > don't return our inventory intact and at no cost NOW.
>>> >
>>> > Here is a rapid list of what have been stolen and extorqued:
>>> > http://www.meteorite.fr/en/stolen.htm
>>> >
>>> > this list is still partial as we are working on it, there are many
>>> > fossils
>>> > too.
>>> >
>>> > Many of you know that these specimens are our and saw them in our room
>>> > or
>>> > on our web site for years,
>>> > please have a close look on that list, some specimens might be already
>>> > for
>>> > sell somewhere.
>>> >
>>> > We ask any Dealer, Collector or Curator to be very carefull.
>>> >
>>> > If you have been proposed any suspicious specimens, please report it
>>> > to us
>>> > or Eric Twelker off list.
>>> >
>>> > Any help would be very much appreciated.
>>> >
>>> > Best from France,
>>> >
>>> > Bruno & Carine
>>> > La Memoire de la Terre
>>> > The Earth's Memory
>>> > France
>>> > www.meteorite.fr
>>> >
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