[meteorite-list] NWA 1974 (..and false claim)

From: Michael Bross <element33_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 03:07:56 +0200
Message-ID: <092701c9b3f8$9fc1a860$58768a5c_at_Inspiron8200>

Hello Listers and Ryan

Sorry to come back to "Chicago Steve" thread...

Ryan, I can't more agree with your post !
I am new to the list, but it didn't take me long (without looking at
archives) to
be cautious with Chicago Steve (Steve # 1...? well...)

His fake AD wasn't just bad taste but simply under the belt, outrageous !

+ I was one of the idiots to waste time sending him an off-list email to try
to soothe his pains and sorrows !
even ready to buy a $50 meteorite for helping him... stupid naive me... glad
I didn't...

Result ? same blunt 3 words answer with a mistake in pricing reminding me
our off-list
email exchanges about some Sikhote Alin a month ago... Chicago Steve needing
3 emails
to figure out what photo referred to what grams and subsequently what
price... I gave up

No matter what happens to him on the list or otherwise, I will NEVER buy
from him

All the best
Michael B, France



----- Original Message -----
From: "RJP" <yellowengine at earthlink.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; <stevenarnold60120 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 1974 (..and false claim)


> So you posted a fake AD, claiming that bills were piling up, you were out
> of work, and that your relationship with your wife was becoming unstable.
> You then posted a sales AD (and page) with things that you simply no
> longer wanted for your collection anymore, marked the prices down a couple
> of times, and stated that this was the end of the road for you on the met
> list. You probably received a handful of sympathetic emails in regards to
> your post, and now you say that it was an early April fools joke? Further
> more, I inquired about your 50g Berduc off-list, and the price that you
> quoted me ($1270) was marked up more than 100% from the price that was
> posted just a couple of days ago on on your sales page!
>
> Don't you think that maybe all of this was in poor taste, especially with
> the jobless rate at an all time high, and the economy at an all time low
> in years? I simply see it as a tacky, tasteless scheme.
>
> Wondering, with regards...
>
> Ryan
>

>
> "Hi again list,and no ad.I see there is only 398 grams of NWA 1794.But I
> see there is also more material out there.Did they find more later,and if
> they did,what is the latest TKW?Also last week was a prequel to this
> day.APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!I am going no where.Have a great day and keep
> finding our passion."
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Received on Thu 02 Apr 2009 09:07:56 PM PDT