[meteorite-list] Thuathe eBay - meteoritelab - Clarification
From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:54 2004 Message-ID: <02a001c2f682$0c071f90$5f649ecd_at_S0027239467> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_029D_01C2F647.5E79B2A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greg, there is no need for accusations here, I did not "hear" The head = scientists TOLD me that he soaked them to clean them, everyone and their = grandmother was accusing you of selling NWAs because they were rusted = and looked too weathered to be a fall. I clarified that from Lesotho as = to why your stones looked that way. I never said they were bad or = anything else, just that they had oxidized and why. I can get a signed = paper stating that from David Ambrose, head scinetist of the National = University in Roma, but I am not sure why it matters. I sold out, so I = have nothing to gain by this, just keeping things real, I have now been = to Lesotho two times, over 50000 miles flying, so I do know what I am = talking about.=20 PS Adam and I just had a great time with AL and Steve Arnold here in = Park Forest, I wish you were here to keep Adam off my back. he he he.=20 Anyway, Thuathe is a great meteorite, get Adam and Greg's, the price is = a steal and I am basically out of material for sale.=20 Mike Farmer from the Park Forest meteorite strewnfield.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Adam Hupe=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 9:11 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Thuathe eBay - meteoritelab - Clarification Dear list members, As many of you have seen, I have posted several specimens of the = Thuathe , Lesotho fall on eBay that Adam, myself and Alan Lang = introduced at the Tucson show. I have received several emails asking = about another dealer's comments that he heard that the material we = received had been soaked in water. This is absolutely false! It was = merely a marketing ploy on his part to get sales. I have heard from = customers who have purchased from us and the others and commented that = both specimens are EXACTLY alike, same condition, etc. The only = difference is that the specimens we have listed do not have the finder's = statements. Remember that these are still the same material from the = SAME fall. My comment in the eBay description regarding a woman "blessing" a = stone with holy water does not refer to any of the specimens we have on = eBay. It is simply one of the many exciting stories about the human = interaction regarding the fall, similar to the many that have and will = come out of the Park Forest fall. I have started them out at $4.00 per gram with a "Buy it Now" at $6.00 = per gram. I am merely passing on the savings we received by being the = first to receive these and were able to purchase them at a decent price. = What you see is what we have left for sale, we will be keeping anything = else in our collection. If anyone has any questions or comments, please email me off list at = gmhupe_at_attbi.com=20 Thank you and best regards, Greg Hupe IMCA 2185 The Hupe Collection ------=_NextPart_000_029D_01C2F647.5E79B2A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Greg, there is no need for accusations = here, I did=20 not "hear" The head scientists TOLD me that he soaked them to clean = them,=20 everyone and their grandmother was accusing you of selling NWAs because = they=20 were rusted and looked too weathered to be a f</FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>all. I clarified that from Lesotho as to why your stones looked = that way.=20 I never said they were bad or anything else, just that they had oxidized = and=20 why. I can get a signed paper stating that from David Ambrose, head = scinetist of=20 the National University in Roma, but I am not sure why it matters. I = sold out,=20 so I have nothing to gain by this, just keeping things real, I have now = been to=20 Lesotho two times, over 50000 miles flying, so I do know what I am = talking=20 about. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PS Adam and I just had a great time = with AL and=20 Steve Arnold here in Park Forest, I wish you were here to keep Adam off = my back.=20 he he he. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anyway, Thuathe is a great meteorite, = get Adam and=20 Greg's, the price is a steal and I am basically out of material for = sale.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike Farmer</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>from the Park Forest meteorite = strewnfield.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dadamhupe_at_attbi.com href=3D"mailto:adamhupe@attbi.com">Adam = Hupe</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 29, 2003 = 9:11=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = Thuathe eBay -=20 meteoritelab - Clarification</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear list members,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As many of you have seen, I have = posted several=20 specimens of the Thuathe , Lesotho fall on eBay that Adam, myself and = Alan=20 Lang introduced at the Tucson show. I have received several emails = asking=20 about another dealer's comments that he heard that the material we = received=20 had been soaked in water. This is absolutely false! It was merely = a=20 marketing ploy on his part to get sales. I have heard from customers = who have=20 purchased from us and the others and commented that both specimens are = EXACTLY=20 alike, same condition, etc. The only difference is that the specimens = we have=20 listed do not have the finder's statements. Remember that these are = still the=20 same material from the SAME fall.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My comment in the eBay description = regarding a=20 woman "blessing" a stone with holy water does not refer to any of the=20 specimens we have on eBay. It is simply one of the many exciting = stories about=20 the human interaction regarding the fall, similar to the many that = have and=20 will come out of the Park Forest fall.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have started them out at $4.00 per = gram with a=20 "Buy it Now" at $6.00 per gram. I am merely passing on the savings we = received=20 by being the first to receive these and were able to purchase them at = a decent=20 price. What you see is what we have left for sale, we will be keeping = anything=20 else in our collection.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If anyone has any questions or = comments, please=20 email me off list at <A = href=3D"mailto:gmhupe_at_attbi.com">gmhupe@attbi.com</A>=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you and best = regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Greg Hupe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>IMCA 2185</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Hupe Collection</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_029D_01C2F647.5E79B2A0-- Received on Sun 30 Mar 2003 01:03:10 AM PST |
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