This clown is a legend in his own mind. Don
--- Michael L Blood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gentlemen, (Please post to the list for me) > > > > I have in total 4,740 gms. of the Carancas meteorite > with an option for > another 500 gm. of material. Of this, a total of > 259.6 gms. will be sold. > Fusion crusted material comprise a total of 128.8 > gm. I consider this to be > legally mine, since I bought it from the land-owner > and his family. The > stones purchased from the family were also blessed > by a Catholic priest in > the town of Desagaudero. The rest I bought from > thieves. Theft is wrong in > the eyes of the government and God. > > > > The bulk of what I have, I consider it to be stolen > and I will not sell any > until I talk to the land owner and work out an > agreement. Just before I left > Desaguadero, I paid $2,000 for the 4 kilo piece > from local authorities that > was collected (stolen) shortly after the meteorite > fell. Any Carancas > meteorite over 50gms. that hits the market was > obtained illegally. I want to > petition the court in Desaguadero to declare > anything outside of what was > purchased directly from the family to be illegal. > Australia and Brazil have > National Treasure laws, Peru has laws regarding > archeological artifacts, and > the United States has private property laws. I will > ask that the material > currently in scientific institutions be exempted and > will ask the land owner > and the church in Desaguadero to allow them to keep > what they have in the > interest of science. Imagine that a meteorite fell > onto your property and > your local police, newspaper reporters and neighbors > came in an took pieces > of this meteorite until there was nothing left for > you. What would your > reaction be? > > > > What is Ebay's policy regarding the sales of stolen > material? Some people > will try to sell this stolen material on Ebay. My > question to you, > gentlemen, is what moral responsibilites do > meteorite dealers have and what > percentage of meteorites in the market do you > believe to be stolen? > > > > Randall > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Don Rawlings ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
