[meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk purchase

From: Don Merchant <dmerchan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 15:12:57 -0500
Message-ID: <001401ce3239$f735b5a0$6401a8c0_at_donaldmerchant>

Hi Michael. I am sorry to hear this but be patient. I purchased my meteorite
on March 24 and received it April 2, coming from Latvia. I was a bit worried
as well, but researched this Seller before bidding. Boy did he surprise me!
Not only was shipping fast (about 10 days) but it was packed to withstand
entry through the Earth's atmosphere. Not only that I had to sign for it and
it came in a very nice white square Gem case with a glass front! My shipping
cost was only $8! Anyways here is a link to my Gallery of Meteorites
Collection so you can go to the "C's" and you can see the case and meteorite
Chelyabinsk I purchased. Its only a 1.15 gm whole stone 100% crust, but its
a beauty. Of course first thing I did when I received it was place it to a
neodymium magnet of which it took to. Be patient as I have had to wait as
much as 30 days on some of my collection. I do agree its getting a bit long
but it seems when I get edgy about it as I am sure you are, that all of a
sudden it arrives in the mail a day or 2 later. Here is the link to my
Gallery of Meteorites as I just added the Chelyabinsk specimen the other
day. Let me know Michael when it arrives.
http://www.ctreasurescwonders.com/meteorite_collection.html

Sincerely
Don Merchant
Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
www.ctreasurescwonders.com
IMCA #0960
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Brooks" <michael13_brooks at yahoo.com>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 1:24 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk purchase


>> Hello list,
>
> I was curious how long it took for some of you to receive your meteorites
> from Russia? The seller I purchased mine from stated that he sent it to me
> on March 11, 2013, I have yet to receive it. I want to be prudent and seek
> council from you before I make the decision to put a claim into PayPal. It
> has been a little more than three weeks, could someone more experienced in
> shipping to and from Russia please advise if I am correct in being a
> little concerned or should I give it a few more weeks. I have questioned
> my seller to this and have not received a satisfactory response. Yes I
> know the danger of dealing with someone who is a new seller, however since
> I used PayPal I felt assured that if it did not work out I would be able
> to recoup my funds. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Michael Brooks
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Received on Fri 05 Apr 2013 04:12:57 PM PDT