[meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer control.

[Michael Farmer]

Yeah, and his wife is the new dealer. What a scam.
I guess Marvin will not be present in his room in Tucson then?
Something stinks here.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Phillips" <jnbran at net66.com>
To: "Matt Morgan" <mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com>
Cc: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter at comcast.net>; 
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer control.


> Hello List,
> I remember reading recently that Marvin was suspending his selling of 
> meteorites during his trial term as curator.
> Take Care,
> Jason Phillips
> Rocks From Heaven
> www.rocksfromheaven.com
>
>
>
> Matt Morgan wrote:
>
>> I do not know if the pallasite has anything to do with it, but I am 
>> anxiously awaiting the full details of the curatorship.
>> Matt
>>
>> Michael Farmer wrote:
>>
>>> Matt, that was also a different time, Nininger was the pioneer in 
>>> meteoritics, before him, really nobody in the USA cared much for them, 
>>> so without him, meteorites would have always taken back burner. It is 
>>> clear from reading Nininger's books, which I do often, that he cared for 
>>> meteorites more than anyone.
>>> This is a different time, real money is involved, and commercial dealers 
>>> have NO PLACE in being curator of a university collection. Honorary 
>>> position is fine, but it seems Marvin has been given the gold key. I 
>>> wonder if Fukang has anything to do with it? Does Uof A know that they 
>>> are holding a stolen treasure from China?
>>> Mike Farmer
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Morgan" 
>>> <mmorgan at mhmeteorites.com>
>>> To: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter at comcast.net>
>>> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:23 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] UofA giving collection to dealer control.
>>>
>>>
>>>> One of the "Gods" of meteoritics, H.H. Nininger was also a dealer named 
>>>> curator of the "Colorado Museum of Natural History".  I am not saying I 
>>>> agree with the UofA decision, and I understand Mike's viewpoint 
>>>> entirely, but the precedent has been set.  The difference here may be 
>>>> the fact that Nininger stopped dealing once appointed as curator. Is 
>>>> this the case for the SW-Meteorite Lab? If it is, then fine, give him a 
>>>> chance. If not, then something is terribly wrong.
>>>>
>>>> Matt Morgan
>>>>
>>>> Michael Farmer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The more I think of this, the more outraged I am.
>>>>> I have donated tens of thousands of $$$ of meteorites to the UofA, and 
>>>>> now they have been turned over to the control of a meteorite dealer.
>>>>> I wonder if some of them will be submitted at the auction in Tucson? 
>>>>> This is in my opinion a huge conflict of interest. How can they do 
>>>>> that? Why not put Christies in charge of the Smithsonian art 
>>>>> collection, and Butterfields in charge of the American Museum of 
>>>>> Natural History? When did Universities start doling out the job to 
>>>>> commercial dealers?
>>>>> Is anyone outraged at this?
>>>>> No more donations to the UofA for me, I might find my Moon and Mars 
>>>>> rocks on http://www.meteorite-lab.com/.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is total bunk, I guess museums are for sale.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike Farmer
>>>>>
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>>>> Matt Morgan
>>>> Mile High Meteorites
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