[meteorite-list] Illegal Buzzard Coulee on eBay?

[Michael Gilmer]

No problem Ian.  I am happy to help out.  This auction raised all
sorts of red flags the minute I saw it.

Illegal meteorite with no export permit.
Brand new seller with zero feedback.
Outrageous opening bid.

I cannot imagine how this seller thinks this auction is going to
be allowed to run it's course?  I guess it would be a legal
auction if he only accepted bids from Canadian bidders, but there
is no mention of that fact in the auction listing.

An obvious fraud or illegal attempt to sell.

Best regards,

MikeG


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Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
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--- On Fri, 2/13/09, Ian Nicklin <iann at rom.on.ca> wrote:

> From: Ian Nicklin <iann at rom.on.ca>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Illegal Buzzard Coulee on eBay?
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com, michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com
> Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 11:07 AM
> if it is Buzzard Coulee then yes it's illegal.  No
> legitimate export permits have been issued to anyone yet. 
> Ebay will be contacted about this.
> 
> thanks for alerting everyone about this.
> 
> >>> Michael Gilmer
> <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com> 13/02/2009 12:03:52 pm
> >>>
> 
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170302418033
> 
> Is it bogus?  Is it Buzzard Coulee?
> 
> I'm relatively certain Canada has not issued any export
> permits
> for this fall and the seller's feedback rating
> doesn't inspire
> confidence.
> 
> Anyone want to wager how long it will be before eBay pulls
> this
> auction?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> MikeG
> 
> .........................................................
> Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
> Member of the Meteoritical Society.
> Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
> Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and
> http://www.glassthrower.com
> ..........................................................
> 
> 
> 
> 
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