[meteorite-list] Rants

[John K. Gwilliam]

Make that three of us.  I think everyone should be thanking Mike Farmer for 
bring this information to light.  I haven't seen the "proof" personally, 
but I have to believe that Mike wouldn't have made the claims he did 
without having verifiable and undisputable evidence.

Everyone in the meteorite community wants...no, make that "demands" that 
all dealers to be fair and honest - after all, wasn't that one of the 
reasons that the IMCA was formed?  It will be interesting to see if the 
IMCA follows Ebays lead and removes the dishonest dealer/collector from 
among it's ranks.

I'm certain that many list members will be watching the outcome of this issue.

Best,

John Gwilliam

At 07:39 PM 6/22/2004, branchw at bellsouth.net wrote:
>Hi Thomas and List,
>
>I must say, I am appalled.
>
>I agree with Thomas.  Personal attacks are one thing, but this amounts to 
>outright fraud, which is something every meteorite collector and dealer 
>shoud be concerned with.  Unless we all own or have access to electron 
>microprobes and such equipment (and know how to use them and interpret the 
>results), we are all dependent upon the trustworthy character and 
>reputation of the person from whom we buy or trade meteorites.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>-Walter
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:webbth1 at yahoo.com>Thomas Webb
>To: <mailto:m.fries at gl.ciw.edu>m.fries at gl.ciw.edu
>Cc: 
><mailto:meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com 
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>Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rants
>
>Marc and list,
>Mike may get a little too passionate sometimes but I believe he was giving 
>us some important information that we needed to know.  When something like 
>this happens the meteorite community should have the knowledge for their 
>protection,  whoever the involved individuals are.
>My best,
>Thomas
>
>"Marc D. Fries" <<mailto:m.fries at gl.ciw.edu>m.fries at gl.ciw.edu> wrote:
>Could you gents take your fight off-line? This has turned into a
>spam-stream.
>
>Cheers,
>MDF
>
>
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