[meteorite-list] Ebay seller "AZPotpourri"

[Walter Branch]

WOW!
Just about every mistake that could be made when selling meteorites on ebay 
is on that one page.  It's amazing, really.  There has to be some kind of 
record here.

-Walter Branch
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Impactika at aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 1:20 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Ebay seller "AZPotpourri"


> Hello List,
>
> The IMCA Board received  emails throughout the day pointing out the
> "questionable" Ebay auctions by  AZpotpourri, Here is one of  them:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6626773556
>
>
> Our ever diligent Ken Newton contacted the seller and pointed out  some
> obvious errors and problems with those auctions, not the least being the 
> name
> "Harvey Nininger Meteorite Collection". The seller responded quickly that 
> he had
> already received several emails and had decided to cancel the auctions 
> rather
> than look like a fraud.
> Later this evening Ken contacted him again  pointing out the problem with 
> his
> ME page still advertising the said Collection,  and a shadowy 
> Organization.
> Again he responded quickly, rewrote his ME  page and thanked Ken.
>
> I believe this is a Ebay seller who has learned an  important lesson 
> today:
> Don't mess with the Meteorite Community!!!
>
> Thank  you for being part of it.
>
> Anne M.  Black
> www.IMPACTIKA.com
> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
> President, I.M.C.A.  Inc.
> www.IMCA.cc
>
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