[meteorite-list] Mifflin, WHAT is Amiss

[Galactic Stone & Ironworks]

IN our court system, you must prove your innocence and are assumed
guilty once charges are filed, even if those charges are flimsy,
improper or lies.  Many police departments, especially in the deep
south, are rampant with incompetence and corruption.  Many innocent
people get railroaded in this county.  Jails and prisons are full of
innocent people convicted by arrogant shit-tard authorities who are
afraid to admit they are wrong and would rather see an innocent person
suffer, rather than admit they made a mistake.  Take noting for
granted.  Innocent until proven guilty is a myth and a lie.

Best regards,

MikeG


On 5/8/11, Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net> wrote:
> Re Mifflin,
>         I Bought a hand full of small specimens on ebay
> that were nothing more than hot rocks. It pissed me off,
> but I figured the guy was a dumb ass rather that fraudulent
> and just threw them away. It wasn't worth going through
> PayPal procedures.
>         Someone said  the Joe Kerchner issue should be solved
> By a photo in situ next to a GPS unit. Well, that is not how
> All hunters process finds. One should not be REQUIRED to
> Purchase a GPS unit and digital camera to find meteorites.
>          AND it is unreasonable to expect
> Someone to PROVE innocence. Prove guilt if that is your
> Thing, but asking someone to prove they are innocent is
> Not how we do things in the ol' U S of A.
>         Michael
>
>
> On 5/8/11 9:06 AM, "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> When purchasing artifacts, I learned that the more lengthy a seller's
>> explanation is, the more likely you are dealing with a fraudster.  When
>> the
>> story is long-winded as is the case with this bogus Mifflin, I immediately
>> become cautious. It is rare for dealers of genuine artifacts to go into
>> more
>> detail  than is necessary. The truth is much easier to tell than a lie and
>> doesn't require senseless backup explanations. In this day and age, why
>> would
>> anybody deal with somebody they have never met and send cash to a P.O. Box
>> without first receiving the product?
>>
>>
>> Nobody likes to cut completely crusted stones so it is difficult to asses
>> what
>> lays under a fresh fusion crust. A magnet might help a little bit.  It
>> really
>> is
>>
>> a matter of trust and it seems this trust is being violated frequently
>> these
>> days when it comes to falls.
>>
>> It is not fair to the people in the field spending hundreds of hours
>> finding
>> legitimate stones to have some con artist purchase pieces for 1/100th the
>> cost
>> and
>>
>> then passing them off as a different fall.  The meteorite fall market is
>> so
>> thin, one
>>
>> counterfeit can do widespread damage.  Now some collectors will question
>> the
>> authenticity of their Mifflin pieces and other recent falls unless they
>> know
>> the
>>
>> exact circumstances of where the meteorite was found and by whom.
>>
>> It is too bad a few Filthy, Greedy, Con-Artists have infiltrated this
>> semi-exclusive market which is based on trust!
>>
>> The buck stops with the person that initially brought these phoneys to
>> market.
>> Time to take out the trash!
>>
>> Adam
>>
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