[meteorite-list] EL6/7 meteorite loaded on eBay for one cent.4.779 kilograms.

[drtanuki]

Dear Dave and Listees,
  Thank you Dave.   Very well said!  At least some  of
us DO give a damn about authenticity, integrity, and
honesty and are not afraid to speak out.
Best,
  Dirk...Tokyo


--- Dave Freeman mjwy <dfreeman at fascination.com>
wrote:

> Dear Listees;
> I would like to comment that back in the dark days
> of meteorites a 
> number of years ago, WE discussed issues for
> seemingly ages (1998-2001?) 
> and then WE invented the IMCA to protect the world
> from fraudulent 
> meteorite dealers....then, a weak IMCA booted out
> Matteo for being less 
> than honorable back then.  Years 
> later...................(now).........an even weaker
> IMCA can do nothing 
> about Matteo and others that are not
> members..................and new 
> list members whine about the banter.....such is the
> history that lives 
> on in our time.
> And, due to a bunch of this non binding, non back 
> bone................more banter is welcomed if we
> are to keep honesty to 
> a premium I would think.   Leopards and spots comes
> to mind.
> I have recently given up on IMCA.  I am in good
> company on this side of 
> the fence as well.  When the Organization can do
> little, it should be up 
> to the individuals to raise the red flags, even if
> it bothers some 
> individuals delete finger.  Fraud is fraud, it hurts
> the meteorite 
> market in general......geeze didn't this topic come
> up a thousand times 
> in the past eight or nine years??????
> 
> Mike is right to stir the pot, if private
> individuals don't get the word 
> out, who will, the IMCA? Surely not our honest
> friends at eBay either.....
> 
> Should IMCA  go to ebay with reasonable proof, and
> censure Matteo's 
> activities?   Depends on the lawyers opinion and
> what you think you pay 
> your dues for I suppose.  Mean time, it "ain't gunna
> happen"..........
> 
> Dave F.
> IMCA # 0
> from the beginning.
> 
> 
> 
> PolandMET wrote:
> 
> >>Thanks for your input Marcin, but no thanks,
> >>Matteo has pulled another scam, Dirk pointed it
> out,
> >>and I am calling him on it.
> >>I can not believe that you would stand there and
> say
> >>that you would ignore a dealer selling false
> material.
> >>I will protect my buyers and my business (the
> >>meteorite business) by calling out a fake when I
> see
> >>it! Next time you get into a spat with someone, I
> will
> >>be there to tell you to shut up, so don't worry.
> >>Michael Farmer
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I understand Your rights, but You can make alive
> this war for next 12 
> >months. Now is EL3, Tomorrow will be L6 and on
> Monday something else.
> >This become boring. For myself. And not only for
> me.
> >
> >-----[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-----[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-----
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