[meteorite-list] New meteorites from Georgia/South Carolina???

From: j.divelbiss_at_att.net <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:33 2004
Message-ID: <20030603111350.D868553575_at_pairlist.net>

Walter, Ken and rest of list:

Sorry for the confusion...to us northerners, these southern states are all the
same. I'm kidding of course...Florida is not like the others.

Well, after seeing Ken's pictures I don't think either state has a new
meteorite. As the Peanuts cartoon character Charlie Brown would say (when the
buyer opens his mail)..."I got a rock".

John
> Hi,
> Actually, Walter was going to look into the Tybee Ga. 'fall'.
> The news photo sure looks like a rock:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/wrongs/tybee.jpg
>
> The Columbia SC ebay auction:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2176712425
>
> Also see 2nd item down with picts:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/updates.html
>
> Seller's story is contradictory yet not lacking important facts.
> First two photo look promising, last two lightened photos look like
> pitted slag.
> If anyone knows high bidder, I have an email from seller stating:
> "If not I apologize, but my intent is to sell it if it is a
> meteorite (which it appears to be) and refund any and all monies to any
> purchaser if it is verified not to be......and also provide a
> certificate of analysis signed by the researcher on institution
> letterhead."
>
> Why he doesn't wait till he has these things in hand is idiotic!
> Best,
> Ken
>
>
>
>
> j.divelbiss_at_att.net wrote:
> >
> > Walter,
> >

> > Did you find out anything on the tonight's Ebay auction for the so-called new
> > meteorite in Georgia??
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2176712425&category=3239
> >
> > Maybe we'll find out after the bidding ends tonight at 12:30 AM PST ? ;<)
> >
> > John
> >
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