I have to agree 100%. I, for one, am getting really discouraged with all this BS arguing on this list.
I make it a practice NEVER to recommend this list to new collectors that I come in contact with. That is a pretty sad commentary. Jim Strope 421 Fourth Street Glen Dale, WV 26038 http://www.catchafallingstar.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 11:43 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] H2900 Eucrite > Hey Mike, > > Considering I wrote this to Dean, I feel impelled to reply to you for your > uneccessary reply. > > Mike, these are two completely different situations. Dean posted his > material to the list for SALE, alluding to the fact that it might be Lunar. > We announced to the List that we found a small stone that could be a Lunar > but WERE NOT offering it for sale and that it will be sent to the lab before > offering any. > > Go back and READ the posting before you spout off again. This is just > another attempt by you to start some of your typical childish ranting. > > Best regards, > > Greg Hupe > The Hupe Collection > IMCA 2185 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Adam Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:21 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] H2900 Eucrite > > > > Adam, you mean like a couple of days ago you alluded that you "might" have > a > > Lunar meteorite purchased in a batch of Amgala. Now you are slamming Dean > > for alluding that he might have a Lunar meteorite. > > Man, you need to practice what you preach. > > Mike Farmer > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Adam Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 5:09 PM > > Subject: [meteorite-list] H2900 Eucrite > > > > > > > Dear Dean and List Members, > > > > > > Dean, we posted the comparison picture of NWA 1929-Howardite and the new > > > Polymict Eucrite (H2900) because a List member suggested your new > Eucrite > > > was paired to the Howardite. Look back in the thread to see the post. We > > did > > > this so collectors would not think they were buying a Howardite paired > to > > > NWA 1929 when in fact they were buying a Eucrite. > > > > > > In your original AD posting, you alluded that your new stone may be > Lunar > > by > > > writing that a nomad said it was lunar. This is not doing collectors > > > justice. This is definitely where it is prudent to get at least an > initial > > > lab analysis. Speaking of labs, we pay for just about all of the > > > classification work ourselves since the labs and scientists we work with > > do > > > not get grant money. No tax payers dollars are used in our > classification > > > work. We, of course, submit the proper type samples as required. This is > > how > > > we are able to get classifications done quickly if we choose to > > prioritize. > > > > > > Dean, you did the same thing with Bensour. You advertised to the list > that > > > you, "...had a new Achondrite for sale that showed up in your latest > > > shipment from Morocco." We informed you privately that it was a new fall > > and > > > that it was not an Achondrite but an "LL" and that you should wait to > sell > > > any as your customers would be upset if they did not get an Achondrite. > We > > > said that we would have lab results in two days but you took this as an > > > opportunity to go straight to eBay the next day ahead of classification > > and > > > announced a "New Fall". We were helping you to not look incompetent and > > this > > > is how we are repaid. > > > > > > I agree with everything Rob pointed out. He points out that you go > against > > > everything you claim to be "...a meteorite dealer > > > who you know that you can trust." If you were so trustworthy and were > > > concerned for collectors, you would not write something might be one > thing > > > when, in fact, you knew it was something else. We saw the material you > are > > > selling from your partner in Morocco. We were only interested in the > main > > > mass so we left the ~1 kilo stone behind that you are now selling. You > > sent > > > an image to Adam asking what it was and he told you it was a Eucrite > > before > > > you began selling it. To say it might be Lunar is misleading and > > > irresponsible. Why get collector's hopes up when you knew it was just a > > > Eucrite? This just shows your lack of respect for collectors, dealer's > > > advice and science alike. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Greg Hupe > > > The Hupe Collection > > > IMCA 2185 > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
