[meteorite-list] Re: ebay meteorwrong, with NEMS "verification"

From: walter branch <branchw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:42 2004
Message-ID: <000201c31ff0$7e6eab60$20c89f44_at_l1s2m3>

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C31FC2.EFAFD3E0
Content-Type: text/plain;
        charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello Everyone,

I wrote to the seller ealier today, offering to take a look at the
"meteorites" and here is his reponse to me:

Hi Walter, I am wondering how many experts I will have to send them to =
before I can assure anyone that they are meteorites? Anyway, I may take =
you up on that so let me play this out a little longer as I have written =
NEMS to see if they can help out. It has become a headach if you know =
what I mean.=20
You see I knew the fellow that found this piece many years ago and I =
purchased two pieces from his estate. I sold a 13 lb piece and had no =
problems at all, now with this strange looking specimen I have had =
nothing but problems. This man was no fool, as he was a gold prospector =
as I am. I have hunted precious metals and diamonds all over the world =
and can say to you I would not try to mislead anyone.=20
Well Dr. I will drop you a line in a few days, to send you my slag (ha =
ha) for you to examine, that is ofcourse that you will send them back to =
me after inspection?=20
Thanks again for your polite candor=20
Dan Ray=20

I really hope to take at look at them. I have also made copies of the =
images
he provided on ebay, just in case.

If you know what I mean...

-Walter

---------------------------------------------
www.branchmeteorites.com


  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com=20
  To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 5:12 PM
  Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: ebay meteorwrong, with NEMS =
"verification"



  I just got a note from Russ Kempton. He said the seller in question =
did send him some material, requesting verification; the NEMS staff =
examined it and found it to be CD, but the material in the ebay auctions =
is not the same as that which they authenticated. I asked Russ for =
permission to reprint his email verbatim for the list and for the =
seller's benefit, but since he hasn't been able to respond with =
permission yet, I'm paraphrasing the above.

         Gregory
------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C31FC2.EFAFD3E0
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 6.00.2800.1170" name=3DGENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Everyone,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I wrote to the seller ealier today, =
offering to=20
take a look at the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"meteorites" and here is his reponse to =

me:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Hi Walter, I am wondering how many experts I will have to send them =
to=20
before I can assure anyone that they are meteorites?&nbsp; Anyway, I may =
take=20
you up on that so let me play this out a little longer as I have written =
NEMS to=20
see if they can help out.&nbsp; It has become a headach if you know what =
I mean.=20
<BR>You see I knew the fellow that found this piece many years ago and I =

purchased two pieces from his estate.&nbsp; I sold a 13 lb piece and had =
no=20
problems at all, now with this strange looking specimen I have had =
nothing but=20
problems. This man was no fool, as he was a gold prospector as I =
am.&nbsp; I=20
have hunted precious metals and diamonds all over the world and can say =
to you I=20
would not try to mislead anyone. <BR>Well Dr. I will drop you a line in =
a few=20
days, to send you my slag (ha ha) for you to examine, that is ofcourse =
that you=20
will send them back to me after inspection? <BR>Thanks again for your =
polite=20
candor <BR>Dan Ray </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I really hope to take at look at =
them.&nbsp; I have=20
also made copies of the images</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>he provided on ebay, just in =
case.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you know what I mean...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Walter</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>---------------------------------------------<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.branchmeteorites.com">www.branchmeteorites.com</A></FO=
NT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=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=3DSharkkb8_at_aol.com =
href=3D"mailto:Sharkkb8_at_aol.com">Sharkkb8@aol.com</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> Wednesday, May 21, 2003 =
5:12=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] Re: =
ebay=20
  meteorwrong, with NEMS "verification"</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 =
face=3DArial size=3D2=20
  FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR>I just got a note from Russ Kempton.&nbsp; He =
said the=20
  seller in question did send him some material, requesting =
verification; the=20
  NEMS staff examined it and found it to be CD, but the material in the =
ebay=20
  auctions is not the same as that which they authenticated.&nbsp;&nbsp; =
I asked=20
  Russ for permission to reprint his email verbatim for the list and for =
the=20
  seller's benefit, but since he hasn't been able to respond with =
permission=20
  yet,&nbsp; I'm paraphrasing the=20
  above.<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gregory</FONT>=20
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C31FC2.EFAFD3E0--
Received on Wed 21 May 2003 06:01:00 PM PDT


Help support this free mailing list:



StumbleUpon
del.icio.us
reddit
Yahoo MyWeb