[meteorite-list] Stolen ebay Descriptions

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Whats next ? Adam

I cant use the word "meteorite" in my auction headers, because you own the
word "meteorite" ,too?

BE
----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 9:59 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Stolen ebay Descriptions


> Dear List,
>
> To show you what kind of person Bob Evans really is here is an example you
> can check out for yourself.  Bob took it upon himself not only to use NWA
> numbers we reserved and paid for the study of,  he is actually copying our
> descriptions, word-for-word.  Bob, these descriptions are the property of
> Meteoritelab, come up with your own DESCRIPTIONS!
>
>
> Our Description and ebay link:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=2268563957
> NWA 1877, 850mg fragment of the second "Olivine Diogenite" in private
hands,
> found 2003 in Northwest Africa.  A weight of only 312 grams is recorded
for
> this find.  NWA 1459 the only other Olivine Diogenite available to the
> public weighed a mere 49 grams.  After cutting losses and type specimen
> deposits there is less than 220 grams of this material left in private
hands
> including NWA 1459. This material is believed to represent the deepest
> sample, yet recovered, from the asteroid Vesta.   A great deal of time was
> spent preparing this material.  We used a penetrant stabilizer before
> polishing even begun to prevent the large crystals from being plucked
during
> polishing.  This is important because the crystals have cleavages that are
> easily fractured during preparation.  No less than 10 polishing steps on a
> diamond lap was needed to take these specimens to a 3,500 grit polish,
> something you do not see everyday.  This material is rarer than a
> Brachinite, a Chassignite or even a Lodranite.  Even though this is number
> two, it still represents the rarest of all classifications in private
hands,
> there is nothing rarer!
>
>
> Bobs stolen description and link to auction:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=2269795593
> This is a LARGE 1.2 Gram Fragment of NWA 1877. This  is the second rare
> "Olivine Diogenite" in private hands, found 2003 in Northwest Africa.  A
> weight of only 312 grams is recorded for this find.  NWA 1459 is the only
> other Olivine Diogenite available to the public and weighed a mere 49
grams.
> After cutting losses and type specimen deposits there is less than 220
grams
> of this material left in private hands including NWA 1459. This material
is
> believed to represent the deepest sample, yet recovered, from the asteroid
> Vesta. This  material is rarer than a Brachinite, a Chassignite or even a
> Lodranite.  NWA 1877 represents the rarest of all classifications in
private
> hands, there is nothing rarer! This gorgeous meteorite is a must have for
> any serious or new meteorite collector !
>
> Not only is using NWA numbers that do not match his pieces he has stolen
> several other descriptions and ideas from us, he is a complete fraud.
Check
> out his other auctions and compare.
>
> All the best,
>
> Adam Hupe
>
>
>
>
>
>
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