[meteorite-list] NWA 5000 Limited Edition - World's Largest Lunar [meteorite] Replica

From: Raremeteorites <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 20:48:04 -0700
Message-ID: <B50C0FA64BC641ACB20506CA70DCF0A5_at_HPDESKTOP>

I do not want to be confused with Greg on the latest round of claims or
business dealings. I operate independently.

I only claimed NWA 5000 was the largest Highlands lunar meteorite ever found
and the largest to ever be put on public display. This has always been
clearly stated on my copyrighted website which was created long before Greg
became involved and needs to be updated..

I give Kalahari 009 the benefit of the doubt on my website, although it has
never been weight certified or shown in public. The weight remains
unofficial and looks to be rounded off or guesstimated to me. Some doubt
its existence or that it is even lunar. I have never seen it, know very
little about it, don't like how it was managed and have very little interest
in it.

Link to my NWA 5000 Website:
http://themeteoritesite.com/


For the record, I created the mold and casting system for the NWA 5000 main
mass and maintain all the rights; artistic, intellectual, copyrighted and
otherwise. I authorized one additional casting to be used for promotional
purposes only and not to be resold. I spent over 200 hours designing and
creating a near perfect mold of the complete NWA 5000 main mass and a
procedure for producing castings without bubbles or a noticeable seam.

I have a few questions in regards to NWA 10495:.

I do not recall seeing images of NWA 10495 which is claimed to weigh 12.120
kg. Has it been weight certified in front of witnesses and are there any
images? Is it a reassembled puzzle, many stones or as single mass? If it
does turn out to be a single largest certified lunar mass, I will be the
first to offer congratulations.

In any case, I want everybody to know that I have never misrepresented NWA
5000 and have nothing to do with current claims or events.

My claim is that NWA 5000 is simply the best and most desirable lunar
meteorite found to date which is backed up with facts on my website.

Adam Hupe



----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbra Barrett via Meteorite-list"
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
To: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at centurylink.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 5000 Limited Edition - World's Largest
Lunar [meteorite] Replica


>
>
> ?First congratulations on what has been sold to you and your museum, I am
> very well aware of what you have been sold and the new Maine Mineral
> Museum."
>
> =========================================================
>
> Greg,
>
> I had given you the benefit of doubt. Your awareness of our acquisitions
> indicates your knowledge of NWA 10495, making your misrepresentations to
> the list and others all the more troubling.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Barbra
>
>
>
>> On Jun 15, 2016, at 6:10 PM, Greg Hupe <gmhupe at centurylink.net> wrote:
>>
>> Welcome to the Meteorite List Barbara!
>>
>> First congratulations on what has been sold to you and your museum, I am
>> very well aware of what you have been sold and the new Maine Mineral
>> Museum. I am glad you came out in public asking everyone, including all
>> of the Moroccan dealers, to contact you directly to save you money on
>> Moroccan purchases! Helps everyone and the Moroccans make more profits!!
>>
>> Each 'NWA 5000' I offer was individually painted by hand, by an artist,
>> therefore each one is unique and a 'One-of-a-Kind' work of art. Plus I
>> did much personal hand work on them! Thank you for your interest!
>>
>> I look forward to visiting your museums treasures when it opens in the
>> fall!! :)
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Greg Hupe
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jun 15, 2016, at 5:44 PM, Barbra Barrett
>>> <bbarrett at mainemineralmuseum.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Greetings to All,
>>>
>>> While I have enjoyed reading the posts and have yet to post anything
>>> myself, I feel compelled to make my first comment.
>>>
>>> NWA 5000 is indeed an exquisite lunar meteorite. However, there are
>>> bigger lunars. Kalahari 009 and NWA 10495, both exceed NWA 5000?s
>>> original mass. I?m writing now because I have been honored to curate
>>> the main mass of NWA 10495, which weighs 12.120 kg. Accuracy is
>>> important and it is impaired by exaggeration. While bigger doesn?t
>>> always mean better, when extolling the virtues of the largest lunar
>>> meteorite...size matters! Records get broken and we have new
>>> achievements to celebrate, but it is not right to celebrate NWA 5000 as
>>> being the largest lunar meteorite found?(and respectfully, nor can there
>>> be at least three one-of-a-kind works of art).
>>>
>>> Barbra Barrett
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jun 14, 2016, at 10:30 PM, Greg Hupe via Meteorite-list
>>>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear List,
>>>>
>>>> I would like to announce the availability of a Limited Edition of the
>>>> 'World's Largest Lunar [meteorite] Replica'. When I say "Limited
>>>> Edition", I mean extremely limited! I will be bringing and showing 1 of
>>>> 3 (available) Full-size Painted replicas to the Ensisheim Show this
>>>> week. Since each replica was hand painted by a professional artist
>>>> right here in Florida they are all One-of-a-Kind works of art!
>>>>
>>>> Please see here a sneak peek:
>>>> http://www.naturesvault.net/Images/NWA5000/NWA5000_Replica_Limited-Edition1.jpg
>>>>
>>>> See you at the show!
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> Greg
>>>>
>>>> ====================
>>>> Greg Hupe
>>>> The Hupe Collection
>>>> gmhupe at centurylink.net
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