[meteorite-list] Meteorite market talk on radio

[Don Merchant]

I guess the question is "are we better off  today with meteorites then we 
were 4 years ago"? I am not sure I can answer that, but if President Obama 
asked me if I am better off today then 4 years ago I guess I can say yes! 4 
years ago I didn't qualify for food stamps!!
Sincerely
Don Merchant
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Farmer" <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
To: <cdtucson at cox.net>
Cc: "Adam" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite market talk on radio


>I hit you back when you mention me.
> Leave me out of your emails and you will hear a lot less from me.
> Let the hunters hunt and you can do whatever you please. I heard you made 
> some friends in Tucson with a nice Arispe deal.....
> Michael
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 2, 2013, at 5:39 PM, <cdtucson at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Mike, Why are you always on the attack?
>> The truth is that I do not risk jail by committing illegal acts. Never 
>> have and never will.
>> But, if I were ever jailed I certainly would never brag about it.
>> The point of my post was to relinquish the blame of the state of the 
>> market from Geoff and Steve. They are good for our field and I think they 
>> always will be.
>> So, please share us your attacks. I stay away from you but would ask that 
>> you try to keep the negative things out of the press.
>> You are very lucky most people admire your antics. I have to admit, you 
>> make good press but it is unfortunately not always good "GOOD" press. 
>> Mike, I LOVE YA MAN. PLEASE STOP THE ATTACKS .
>> CARL
>> METEORITEMAX
>>
>> --
>> Cheers
>>
>> ---- Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com> wrote:
>>> Carl, the problem is armchair warriors like you who cry and whine 
>>> incessantly but have yet to provide a real meteorite,  have no idea the 
>>> troubles us hunters go through to fill the collections of the world, and 
>>> don't care. You have been involved in many scams but no recoveries. Some 
>>> of us have the sack to take risks, some, like you, do not.
>>> Sincerely
>>> Michael Farmer
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Mar 1, 2013, at 10:42 PM, <cdtucson at cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> List,
>>>> I have been around Bob Haag (this radio voice does not sound like bob?) 
>>>> and the meteorite world long enough to say that in my opinion, Bob Haag 
>>>> and The Meteorite Men TV show have done nothing but, improve the 
>>>> popularity of meteorites and those men have represented us well. These 
>>>> are the rock stars of our field. To see the look in the eyes of the 
>>>> kids while getting Geoff's autograph is truly a sight to see. Geoff 
>>>> should make us all proud.
>>>> So, before you knock them please  look at the real cause of the 
>>>> problems;
>>>> 1) It all started when a certain Meteorite Man was (wrongly)  jailed 
>>>> for attempting to export a 37 ton iron meteorite from Argentina. {Made 
>>>> the press}
>>>> 1) We do have NYT articles that put out bad information. {made the 
>>>> press}
>>>> 2) Whether it's true or not The Egyptian officials themselves say it is 
>>>> illegal to export their meteorites. {made the press}
>>>> 3) Whether it's true or not  We also have India officials saying it is 
>>>> illegal to export it's meteorites. {made the press}
>>>> 4) We also have incidents where people admit to being tried , convicted 
>>>> and imprisoned for illegal mining of meteorites. And then further 
>>>> publicize it on the local news. {made the press}
>>>> 5) And of coarse there are all of the news stories about the value of 
>>>> meteorites. {made the press}
>>>> 6). Too many more stories to list here but, the point is that the 
>>>> situation  this field is in  today cannot be blamed on any one  single 
>>>> thing but can be attributed to many things.
>>>> I see the field as growing and improving dramatically.
>>>> Our genius scientists are discovering more and more points of interest 
>>>> and our semi-genius hunters are finding more and more good material.
>>>> It's all good.
>>>> Carl
>>>> Meteoritemax
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> ---- Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> Guido Asked:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Can anyone argue that we are better off as a result of three years
>>>>> hyping the rarity and value of meteorites on cable TV and in the
>>>>> nation's print media?"
>>>>>
>>>>> I am beginning to long for the good old days just a decade ago.  I 
>>>>> have seen over a dozen countries restrict meteorite hunting including 
>>>>> the U.S. in the past few years, many farms and ranches are now off 
>>>>> limits due to the perception of being treated, fraud is at an all time 
>>>>> high and wackos are coming out of the woodwork at an alarming rate. 
>>>>> Other than that, we are great shape.
>>>>>
>>>>> Every time a self-proclaimed spokesperson seeking fleeting fame steps 
>>>>> up to the plate, the rest of us are left to deal with the aftermath.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Happy Hunting,
>>>>>
>>>>> Adam
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