avoid like plague! i did on of those absentee bids and they shilled me right up to the penny. further more, the shipping was EXTREME price AND... when i got the items (shark teeth) they were SHORT!!! theyb LIED about the length!!! i f you can't be there, you are setting yourself up for dissaster !!! --- Timothy Heitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Hello List, > > Does anyone know if any other meteorites are being > offered? > > > Tim Heitz > Midwest Meteorite - http://www.meteorman.org/ > > > > > > > > > > Go to Google News > Rare meteorite goes under hammer > 10 hours ago > > A meteorite is expected to fetch £500,000 at > auction in New York this > month. > > Weighing more than 925lbs, the object was > discovered eight years ago in > China's Xinjiang Uygar province. > > Its rare olivine crystals endured atmospheric and > impact forces as it > crashed down to Earth. > > Bonhams' Natural History Department director Thomas > Lindgren said: "Less > than 1% of all meteorites are pallasites, the most > alluring of all > meteorites due to their aesthetic appeal." > > Pallasites - meteorites composed of around 50% > olivine and peridot crystals > and 50% nickel-iron - are thought to be relics of > forming planets. > > The Fukang meteorite will go under the hammer at > Bonhams on April 30 in New > York. > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
