Did Walter ever explain why Ebay terminated his auctions?
----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Branch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 1:14 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Roswell "meteorite" > Speak of the Devil, > > ebay just terminated all my auctions for violating two of their policies. > > Hold on and I will tell you why and propose a possible small "work around" > for one violation. > > -Walter > > ----------------------------------------------- > Walter Branch, Ph.D. > Branch Meteorites > 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B > Savannah, GA 31405 USA > www.branchmeteorites.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Walter Branch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Christopher J. Faranetta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 5:24 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Roswell "meteorite" > > > > Hello Chris, > > > > Robert Pearlman could do that because selling a piece of Challenger is a > > federal offense. It is not a federal offense to sell something which is a > > claimed to be a meteorite and maybe it is and maybe it isn't. Just > because > > some of us say it isn't is no legal reason for ebay to pull it. > > > > > > I have a James Lovell autograped photo on ebay right now. If someone > writes > > ebay and says, "thats a fake - it's not real" and ebay terminates the > aution > > do you realize the trouble they could get into by engaging in such > > practices? It's basically my opinion vs. someone elses (mine is correct - > > it is a real Lovell :-) > > > > This has been discussed ad nauseum on this list. I suggest that you > search > > the list archives for some rather extensive discussions on this subject. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > -Walter > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------- > > Walter Branch, Ph.D. > > Branch Meteorites > > 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B > > Savannah, GA 31405 USA > > www.branchmeteorites.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Christopher J. Faranetta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "gheri fouts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 3:13 PM > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Roswell "meteorite" > > > > > > > I am new to this list and much more experienced at collecting manned > space > > > memorabilia than meteorites although, I find meteorites more > interesting. > > I > > > think it is very important that a qualified meteorite dealer or > collector > > > take it upon themselves to police Ebay for false or misleading claims > > > concerning the sale of meteorites. A well known space memorabilia > > > collector/dealer does the same thing for manned space items on Ebay and > > his > > > actions were very welcome by the Ebay staff. In fact he helped remove a > > > listing that was selling pieces of the Space Shuttle Challenger which is > a > > > U.S. Federal offense. > > > > > > I hope that any person or persons with an informed and or vested > interest > > in > > > collecting meteorites will call or email Ebay when they see an obvious > > > problem. > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > Chris Faranetta > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: gheri fouts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Friday, December 28, 2001 1:19 PM > > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Roswell "meteorite" > > > > > > > > > >But should we blame Ebay? The alternative is that Ebay reject all > > > meteorite > > > >auctions, because they are not going to staff a specialist for > meteorites > > > >just to keep unscrupulous sellers away. We have a list like this and > > maybe > > > >an association of collectors to give a buyer every opportunity to get > to > > > >know the product and buy wisely. But loosing the opportunity of > selling > > on > > > >Ebay would be a great loss, from both the buyer and seller viewpoint. > > > > > > > >Gheri > > > > > > > >"all science is either physics or stamp collecting" > > > >-- Ernest (1st Baron) Rutherford > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: Dave Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: metlist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 7:11 AM > > > >Subject: [meteorite-list] Roswell "meteorite" > > > > > > > > > > > >> ...and I too emailed the seller and got no reply. > > > >> "Caveat Emptor" has never been more applicable. > > > >> Now, having said that... > > > >> I have a meteorite for sale here, now I know it LOOKS like a brick, > and > > > >has > > > >> regmaglypts on it that say "London Brick Foundry" but that's only > > > >> coincidental as my dad found it 50 years ago on a building site and > he > > > >> swears he got it just after it landed and was still warm.... > > > >> Starting bids at $100 (low reserve, of course) > > > >> > > > >> ;-) > > > >> > > > >> Maybe we should start guerrilla auctions - put any old rubbish on > eBay > > > and > > > >> flog it as something it obviously is not! When eBay get ratty with us > > we > > > >say > > > >> " Ah hah! See? now you know what it's like for people who buy space > > rocks > > > >in > > > >> good faith and then get screwed!) > > > >> > > > >> Ooops, my passion's rising - time to tail off. > > > >> -- > > > >> In gentle decay, > > > >> dave > > > >> > > > >> http://www.meteorites.ic24.net/index.html > > > >> > > > >> http://www.thc.u-net.com/davethc1.htm > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> "I have a proof that x^n+y^n=z^n never has integer solutions for n>2. > > > >> However, it won't fit into my signature file...." > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - > > > > > > >http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7 > > > 1 > > > >56648 > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Meteorite-list mailing list > > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - > > > > > > http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 > > > 56648 > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Meteorite-list mailing list > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > > > Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - > > > http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 > > 56648 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - > http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 > 56648 > > _______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 56648 > _______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 _______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
