[meteorite-list] thanks/a question about apollo material

[MexicoDoug at aol.com]

Steve Arnold (Elgin, IL) wrote:
>OWNING apollo material.Why can we  not own any of this material?

Steve,Let me provide you with a brief review of a book.  Robert  Haag was 
quoted as remarking "Three Thumbs, Way Way, Up !"  I  also recommend the book to 
you.  Let me include a couple of  quotes:
 
"As unlikely as it may seem to the beginner, like people addicted to drugs,  
liquor or gambling, some collectors and dealers suffer a compulsion to obtain  
their "vice", in this case, certain meteorites, regardless of the cost in 
money  and reputation."..."Two months later I returned from a trip to Mexico.   
Passing through Miami customs, I was pulled out of line and taken to a small  
room.  Twelve armed customs agents waited, half of them staring at their  
computers, the others, gazing upon me in a practiced, menacing demeanor.   'Got any 
rocks?' "
from: "The Art of Collecting Meteorites" (2004) by   Kevin Kichinka
PS, for further info, contact Tony Coriasso or John Marta  at John's Estate 
Sales, 2437 Bay Area Blvd., Suite 455, Houston, TX   77058.
Saludos, Doug