[meteorite-list] eBay meteorite and crater

[Gary Fujihara]

RIchard, Phil, listees,

I did inquire to the seller about the stone and the alleged crater from which it was recovered, and here is his reply, "Hey this is way out in left field but if you get your college to fly me there Id be willing to bring samples and give your University first chance at this discovery."

gary

On Mar 25, 2010, at 7:45 AM, Richard Kowalski wrote:

> Hey Phil.
> 
> I posted this same link to the list 5 days ago and got no reaction on list and only one private message about it.
> 
> I find it interesting that almost every bid is by two people and both of them have very low bidding histories.
> 
> Curiouser and curiouser...
> 
> 
> --
> Richard Kowalski
> Full Moon Photography
> IMCA #1081
> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 3/25/10, JoshuaTreeMuseum <joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> From: JoshuaTreeMuseum <joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com>
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] eBay meteorite and crater
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 9:46 AM
>> Possibilities, but probably
>> not.  The crater looks like what's left after a tree
>> falls over and is removed.  This find (or not) is
>> courtesy of the Meteorite Men.  Whaddya think?: http://cgi.ebay.com/Huge-Meteorite-Rare-Find_W0QQitemZ180483766353QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2a05abb851
>> 
>> 
>> What are the chances of finding a rock in Newfoundland that
>> looks just like a Newfoundland dog?  I also liked the
>> Vincent rock: http://cgi.ebay.com/2-UNIQUE-ROCK-FORMATIONS-NFLD-DOG-SKULL-METEORITE_W0QQitemZ270551650886QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_2?hash=item3efe229246
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Phil Whitmer 
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Gary Fujihara
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