[meteorite-list] Enough is Enough, Now NWA 1877

[S. Ralew]

Dear Marcin and List,

if "NWA4000" has a total known weight of 200 g, it would be a little
strange, if somebody offers 500 g of "NWA4000" for sale. In my opinion the
correct way would be that the seller offers the material as"possibly paired
with NWA4000" and provides a thin section of the possibly paired material
for an examination. Otherwise every collector could classify his meteorites
and sell it as NWAxyz. The statemet "It looks just the same" wouldn't be
enough for me as a buyer. Particulary at high-priced meteorites.

As a dealer I will have all possibly paired stones of NWA- rare types
examined in future by a seperate thin section and I will have the Tkw
corrected in the MetBull, if I get paired stones. This seems to me to be a
good solution at the moment. I think, if a collector buys a slice of a
high-priced meteorite, he has a right to know the exact informations about
the specimen.

Best regards,

Stefan

Stefan Ralew
SR-Meteorite Collection
Berlin/ Germany

www.meteoriten.com



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Meteoryt.net" <marcin at meteoryt.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Enough is Enough, Now NWA 1877


> Hello List
> I can understand that when someone classyfy 200g as NWA4000 then other
> samples above this 200g can be or not the same material.
> But where is border beetween meteorites that can be sell without
> classification under "similar" NWA numbers and other, than can't be sold
> using NWA numbers that someone "own" ??
>
> If I CAN'T use NWA1110 and NWA1877 then maybe someone can explaine me why
I
> CAN sell H chondrites from Burkina as Gao-Guenie without classification
> every kilo for example and noone screaming that Im Thief and sell untested
> material ? Where is the "owner" of Gao-Guenie name ? Why he is not
> screeaming ?
> Why noone screaming that Bob CANT sell his black peas as Amgala, becouse
> Ambala is a NWA number from Dr No with TKW 15kg and amgala from Bob is
> material not include in this 15kg?
> Or maybe this working only for meteorites 100$/g and more and everything
> below this price is not worth to write long letters? Or only this is only
> law for Hupes meteorites ? Only
>
>
> If we have any rules then why they fit only to rare meteorites and for
> example I can sell ANYTHING as Nwa869 and noone will say anything ?
Ofcourse
> there is also another case. Its a confidence and honesty of every dealer.
> For example me, If I know that THIS IS Gao then I sell it as Gao.
>
> We have a good proverb in poland:
> If noone know what is the matter, then matter is money........
>
> PS. This email is not against Hupes. I like You guys.
>
> -----[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-----[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-----
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