[meteorite-list] Meteorite offered (NOT an ad)

Tue May 20 17:21:33 EDT 2008

Mike!!!   You are missing  the golden opportunity!  You can't con an honest 
man!  Well these  people ALWAYS make it up as they go along to suit what ever 
they think you want  to hear.

Be the first to TAKE THEM SERIOUS, but the test are  "expensive".  You only 
need a small piece of their precious but $786 for  the first test.  If that is 
positive then we are in the money and the more  expensive tests begin.  

Heck, when it is all done you could print  them out a cool certificate of 
authenticity.

What fun!

Tom  

In a message dated 5/20/2008 3:13:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
mlblood at cox.net writes:
Hi List  readers,
Meteorite dealers have  plenty to keep them busy. However,
I thought you might also enjoy hearing the  occasionally hysterical
Requests we  receive.
The list member who comes  up with the funniest, most creative
Response will be the winner. (see bottom  of post).
(Please note that  almost daily people call with the
Meteorite their grandfather "saw land" in  1943 and they do NOT want
Us to screw them on price - they KNOW it is worth  hundreds if not
Thousands of dollars PER  GRAM)
Then there are the guys who  show up unannounced with a hunk of
Metal slag in the back of their pick up  and imply they are going to commit
Physical violence when you tell them it is  not a meteorite and they are
Convinced you are trying to rip them off and you  tell them over and over
You are not interested AT ANY PRICE, but they still  act as though this
Is a despicable "bargaining" approach with which you are  abusing them -
until you finally have to tell them to get it the hell out of  here and you
will call the police if they litter your property with it.....  Then they
finally leave thinking YOU are crazy and don't know a thing  about
meteorites. 
No, not  these average, run of the mill solicitors - occasionally you
get a fun one  like the one below.
Anyone  got a spare $150K for one of these "recent type" meteorites
just now arriving  from the farthest reaches of the universe? After all, it
is actually an Alien  space craft made of materials unknown to man. AND,
I was actually provided an  extremely blurry photo of a black blob (name
Withheld to protect the  ignorant) (no, I don't make these things up):
---------
Yes, Michael I am  interested in selling a rather unique and large meteorite
I found in Arizona  late 1998. It is one of three which were reported to have
fallen over Arizona  sometime in Feb. of 98. Two young boys found one the
next day, after the  report came out in the newspaper. Someone was offering
$150,000.00 to anyone  finding one. They sold the one found to that person. I
do not know who that  was. They are said to be the most recent type, coming
from the furthest part  of the universe and just now reaching earth. It
probably weights in at  approx. 4 lbs. I believe this one to be worth much
more than what was  offered. This one did not burst open on impact, landing
in a very soft wash  embankment. I also believe it to be exactly the same
kind as what the air  force described to be an alien space craft which
crashed in roswell, New  mexico in 1967, I believe. The description given in
the Readers Digest was a  description exactly as that of the one I have
found. Thye claimed it to be a  black glass-like material containing a silver
metal-like substance which has  no elemental description known to exist on
earth. What do think of that. They  also reported finding aliens Hanger 51 or
13 or something like that. I feel  we were lied to because of my find. I am
interested in selling it but have no  contacts as of yet and would appreciate
any help you may be able to offer. I  am going to try and send a photo along
with this letter. (name and contact  info)
---
Now, the fun  contest:
I am incline to suggest  he take it to the next Star Trek Convention
as by far the best place to sell  it. However, I am open to other creative
suggestions from the list - perhaps  we should warn him to keep it secret
Lest Home Security take it into custody  and he would loose his precious?
Come on guys, I feel "duty bound" to respond to all requests within
24 hrs,  so, the person with the most creative suggestion will win.....
The  prestigious MICHAEL BLOOD - YOU GET NOTHING  Award!
I retain all rights to  choose the winner in any way I see fit.
Bribes will be accepted, people can  post clever responses ON list (I can
Just hear the dogs barking already!) or  off list if they are shy.
Judging  will be based on how much the recommendation is:
1) funny (66.6%)
2)  original (33.3%)
You can enter as  many responses as you like!
Don't  hold back. Come up with something here folks - we shouldn't
Dump this off on  the next Star Trek Convention.... Or should we? (Maybe
I should be the  winner? - prove me WRONG!)
Best  wishes,  Michael

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