[meteorite-list] Ebay seller "AZPotpourri"

From: Walter Branch <waltbranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri May 5 15:31:24 2006
Message-ID: <001e01c6707a$750aa230$6101a8c0_at_BranchFamily>

WOW!
Just about every mistake that could be made when selling meteorites on ebay
is on that one page. It's amazing, really. There has to be some kind of
record here.

-Walter Branch
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Impactika_at_aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 1:20 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Ebay seller "AZPotpourri"


> Hello List,
>
> The IMCA Board received emails throughout the day pointing out the
> "questionable" Ebay auctions by AZpotpourri, Here is one of them:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6626773556
>
>
> Our ever diligent Ken Newton contacted the seller and pointed out some
> obvious errors and problems with those auctions, not the least being the
> name
> "Harvey Nininger Meteorite Collection". The seller responded quickly that
> he had
> already received several emails and had decided to cancel the auctions
> rather
> than look like a fraud.
> Later this evening Ken contacted him again pointing out the problem with
> his
> ME page still advertising the said Collection, and a shadowy
> Organization.
> Again he responded quickly, rewrote his ME page and thanked Ken.
>
> I believe this is a Ebay seller who has learned an important lesson
> today:
> Don't mess with the Meteorite Community!!!
>
> Thank you for being part of it.
>
> Anne M. Black
> www.IMPACTIKA.com
> IMPACTIKA_at_aol.com
> President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
> www.IMCA.cc
>
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Received on Fri 05 May 2006 03:31:07 PM PDT