[meteorite-list] Meteorite Guides on eBay

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 01:53:28 -0500
Message-ID: <125AC16394F742228B934265C47725B3_at_ATARIENGINE2>

> as Barnum stated so well, "There
> is a sucker born every minute."

Sir,

    You malign the noble Phineas Taylor Barnum,
a great American and a creative genius.

As they say nowadays, "Google It!"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._T._Barnum
" widely but erroneously credited with coining the phrase..."

http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html
P. T. Barnum Never Did Say
"There's a Sucker Born Every Minute"

http://sniggle.net/barnum.php
"...A charmingly appropriate legacy, that,
since it wasn't he who said it."

But he was involved in the genesis of the phrase:
http://web.archive.org/web/20010217164410/http://www.discovery.com/guides/history/historybuff/library/refbarnum.html
It was said by a small time con man named David
Hannum, creator of the Cardiff Giant Hoax. A petty
con man is something Phineas Taylor Barnum never was.

By his death, there were more books authored by Barnum
in print in the USA than anything else except the Bible.
Read the wikipedia article (cited above) for a catalog of the
character and accomlplishments of a man who deserves
to be remembered for more than a mis-quotation.

You can read or download one of Barnum's best books at:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/barnum/moneygetting/
"ART OF MONEY GETTING, or, Golden Rules for Making Money
by P. T. Barnum, 1880." Sound advice and all of it as good as
the day it was writ.

Now, can someone show me the way to the Egress?


Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Kowalski" <damoclid at yahoo.com>
To: "meteorite list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 3:30 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Guides on eBay


> With the fakes and frauds on ebay, and the discussions on this list, I
> have not heard a single person mention the guides on ebay that discuss
> meteorites, meteorite identification and what to do if you think
> you've found a meteorite.
>
> In addition to this, I don't remember seeing any lot listing on ebay
> from reputable dealers that cite any of these guides.
>
> Just looking through the titles of the 24 guides already written and
> in place, I see a number of them have been written by well known
> dealers on this list. In addition to pointing out the IMCA as a source
> of information, it seems to me that it would do those selling
> meteorites would do well to pick a few of these guides to link to on
> their listing.
>
> You'll never be able to reach everyone, and as Barnum stated so well,
> "There is a sucker born every minute.", so I think the best anyone can
> do is point out the resources available to the buyer. Anyone willing
> to spend insane amounts of money on rocks that the seller claims is a
> meteorite with no verification is not really interested in meteorites
> to start with. They are mostly looking to get rich quick. I seriously
> doubt that any of those fool's money would ever end up in a legitimate
> dealers pocket no matter what. I honesty don't think this is hurting
> the meteorite market all that much. Not that I condone this, just
> don't believe that these buyers are not really, and never would be
> "meteorite people".
>
> The ebay guides I mention can be found at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2uzgvfu
>
>
> --
> Richard Kowalski
> Full Moon Photography
> IMCA #1081
>
>
>
>
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