Re: [meteorite-list] India Meteorite Report from the scene

2003-10-10 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Farmer, you are only a little idiot, come here and you see who crylittle boy. Ah what method you use for take off India the all material take, you have the permission? Pertain the prices, you are the first one that ruins them with your auctions on Ebay, and then claim prices highs in your

Re: [meteorite-list] India Meteorite Report from the scene

2003-10-10 Thread Michael Farmer
Yeah, right, SHOW ME, that is what I say, Matteo, I will hound you inceesently about this little lie you just told. Anyway, it shows what a coward you are, what, not man enought to take the risks like I do, to go see where meteorites fall, or are you taking Caspers place as the money hunry dealer,

Re: [meteorite-list] India Meteorite Report from the scene

2003-10-10 Thread Michael Farmer
WOW, all I can say is WOW, I have seen your photos, if you have not seen mine, I suggest you look. It was a joke, but with just a little nudjing, i could take it serious. Is there anyone esle who is tired of Matteo? I already know who is tired of me. Mike Farmer. --- M come Meteorite Meteorites

Re: [meteorite-list] ebay descriptions

2003-10-10 Thread Michel Franco
Ok and what about for 10 kilos for 50 kilos. My 2 cents Michel FRANCO www.caillou-noir.com seller of big big ones. - Original Message - From: Tom aka James Knudson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tom aka James Knudson [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday,

Re: [meteorite-list] Too many List Big Brothers!!!!

2003-10-10 Thread DNAndrews
Comcast Mail wrote: However I will never use the words average , marginal, kind of nicely shaped, Ive seen nicer, not much crust , teeny tiny , garage sale quality , etc. in any of my meteorite auctions. Unless I wanted to waste my money on ad submission fees. Well, you should of..

Re: [meteorite-list] India Meteorite Report from the scene

2003-10-10 Thread DNAndrews
I not understand why this character does not be been thrown outside from the List, seen that is the first one that attaches the persons with its stupidity Regards Matteo You're still her aren't you? Dave __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL

Re: [meteorite-list] India Meteorite Report from the scene

2003-10-10 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
or who is tired of you and your arrogance emailsprobably never you see here in list write in pubblic a opinion on you of a member, but is suffice for me to know who it is against of you, and bushels getting tired a lot of persons with your arrogance. Come one members, write in pubblic it does

Re: [meteorite-list] ebay descriptions

2003-10-10 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi list, and we need urgently another standard for those, who claim everything, which has as outside a different colour than inside to be fusion crusted or crusted. Proposal: rind vs. (fusion) crust Thanks too. Martin A. Hello List, I have part of this figured out. We need a standard! For

Re: [meteorite-list] ebay descriptions

2003-10-10 Thread joseph_town
We do have a standard for that. It's called a guarantee. We all have different levels of experience and expertee's, not to mention eyesight. Feedback and research help but they can be misleading as well. Nothing can replace an established reputation of honesty and quality. Labels and

[meteorite-list] yellowengine@earthlink.net

2003-10-10 Thread Geoffcin
Hi Ryan, Island Meteorite specializes in cutting irons for the industry. We have reasonable rates, and fast turn around. Best Regards, Geoff Cintron Island Meteorite  http://www.islandmeteorite.com

Re: [meteorite-list] India Meteorite Report from the scene

2003-10-10 Thread DNAndrews
OK Matteo, you asked for it. I think you should back off of all your meteorwrongs on eBay crap. Frankly Scarlet, I don't give a damn! You are giving the IMCA a bad name with all your harrassment. Second of all, you may despise the US collector/dealers, but most deliver their product without

Re: [meteorite-list] ebay descriptions

2003-10-10 Thread Martin Altmann
I agree that categories like huge, museum quality ect. are subjective attributes. - a 10g Tatahouine is indeed huge, a 10g Campo isn't - for a small collector a 500g stone is huge and I found in some museum exhibitions some ugly rusted pieces too... And even oriented can be interpreted in

Re: [meteorite-list] India Meteorite Report from the scene

2003-10-10 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
I have asked an opinion to you? You go to read my feedbacks on ebay and write me where is my delays in the delivery of a pack, not even one. Instead with other here present persons of delays of it quite I had, and above all people that has taken the money and never sent the material, I repeat, I

Re: [meteorite-list] ebay descriptions - GOD help us

2003-10-10 Thread Randy Mils
Hi List, Just taking a poll, am I the only one who gets irritated at all the ebay crap that is on this list? Now, we are not only complaining about the authenticity ofa piece but the description too? You have to be kidding. Perhaps you need ahobby other thaninspecting thewording of ebay auctions.

[meteorite-list] mike farmer

2003-10-10 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
You know with all the slamming going on of everyone and every thing, it is a nice breath of fresh air to see someone like MIKE FARMER doing what he is doing.I thank him totally with all my being going out to places that I never care to go to.Being out of work and making my priorities a full time

Re: [meteorite-list] India Meteorite Report from the scene

2003-10-10 Thread Steve Schoner
Michael, With the exception of the initial Matteo rant, which kind of turned me off, the India trip report I find very interesting. Keep this up; these on site field reports. That is where you shine. Steve Schoner/ams Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, internet here is little

Re: [meteorite-list] ebay descriptions - GOD help us

2003-10-10 Thread Steve Schoner
AMEN ! Believe me, I hate eBay! Take it somewhere else. As for the pieces that are being hawked there, let the buyer beware. And also any serious collector knows the source and the quality. IMCA exists to help new collectors become acquainted with those that know the field and what to collect.

Re: [meteorite-list] mike farmer

2003-10-10 Thread Marcia Swanson
Dear Steve and List, I think your letter was very well put, and just about says, what alot of us feel. When I joined this list, I was made aware of the fact, that we are a diversified (multiplicity,variety ) group of individuals, with the common ground, being our individual interests in

[meteorite-list] India report #2.

2003-10-10 Thread Michael Farmer
Good evening everyone, it is 10 pm here in Bhubaneswar India. another rainy day, more flooding, lots of problems. I went back to Kendrapara today, and was able to break through the absolutely hopeless Indian beurocracy and see the meteorites. I had to go to their version of a state or city

Re: [meteorite-list] India report #2.

2003-10-10 Thread STUARTATK
Mike, Just wanted to thank you for taking me - and everyone else on the List - along with you on your latest hunting adventure. I'm one of the, shall we say, "less well off" members of the List, and I can't afford to jump on a plane and do an Indiana Jones like you do, so it is always a treat to

[meteorite-list] Re:India report #2.

2003-10-10 Thread MrX3010
Hey Mike good to hear you at least managed a few grams, but sounds to me like you got more out of this one than some stones. Anyway thanks for the detailed account of your adventures and take care. Later, Ron

[meteorite-list] eBay policemen?

2003-10-10 Thread Dave Harris
Hi, I have to throw in my 2g's worth here - seems that some people on the list spend too much of their time trawling eBay looking for auctions to criticise and debunk and publish their 'findings' to the list. Fine in principle, but we are not here to police eBay - I think that Caveat Emptor should

[meteorite-list] Orissa India--- Of Floods,meteorites and Man-and Turtles too

2003-10-10 Thread Atul Kumar
Dear All- and Mike Farmer While poor people of the area have just had their thached (straw) roofs blow off their Mud houses ,and their mud houses are turning into more mud,and people are dying and even more will die from the diseases to come,we get to hear about the carnage ,and learn about

Re: [meteorite-list] eBay policemen?

2003-10-10 Thread Mark Ferguson
Thanks Dave I liked the way you phrased that. I have been bypassing some of the posts for the more interesting and informative ones like Mike's and Atul's. My minor was anthropology, so I find hearing about India interesting. Its also a look into what can be expected when one travels for any

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images - October 6-10, 2003

2003-10-10 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES October 6-10, 2003 o Two Craters (Released 6 October 2003) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20031006a.html o Ritchey Crater (Released 8 October 2003) http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20031008a.html o The Summit of Olympus Mons (Released 9 October 2003)

Re: [meteorite-list] eBay policemen?

2003-10-10 Thread Howard Wu
I joined this list in part so I wouldn't be so stupid about faux meteorites or over priced scams. Howard WuDave Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi,I have to throw in my 2g's worth here - seems that some people on the listspend too much of their time trawling eBay looking for auctions to

Re: [meteorite-list] India note and meteorite deaths.

2003-10-10 Thread Howard Wu
Great story, Mike, but I don't concider dying of a heart attack a meteorite kill. No more than someone dying of a heart attach ifthey found outthey paid thousands of dollars for what latter turned out to be a piece of slag. Would you call that a meteorwrong death? Howard WuMichael Farmer [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] Pultusk pea

2003-10-10 Thread Dave Harris
Hi, Anyone out there is a reasonalbe sized (10-12g) Pultusk individual? I am ideally looking for a provenanced one with museum numbers on it... I do not want to spend what anymore what Matteo and I have been bidding over on eBAy - Matteo - it's all yours! I guess I'd like to spend around $130 or

Re: [meteorite-list] eBay policemen?

2003-10-10 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Hello List, Please correct me if I am wrong! Please try to be polite when doing so! : ) I think it hurts us all when some one uses misleading tactics to sell meteorites. Why do I think that? I will tell you. Ebay is by far the best, cheapest and easiest place to get meteorites. Lets say

Re: [meteorite-list] eBay policemen?

2003-10-10 Thread Dave Harris
Personally and practically, a 2kg meteorite of any type usually I regard as 'huge' mainly because it would have cost me a lot ofmoney - I have been collecting for a few years and I don't have anything approaching 2kg in size, so for me 'huge' is an appropriate adjective! Also, I would, if

Re: [meteorite-list] eBay policemen?

2003-10-10 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
and if you find a 0.01 gr. of Nogata is extra Hugebut for me is many many huge a 3.92 gr. slice of Barbotan, my birthday meteorite...all collectors have a personal scale for meteorites. Regards Matteo --- Dave Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Personally and practically, a 2kg meteorite of

Re: [meteorite-list] eBay policemen?

2003-10-10 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Hello all, why can't people write 1500g Campo in their description instead of saying huge Campo. Instead, they make people look at the auction to see what the sellers idea of huge is. What would ebay be like if everyone simply wrote meteorite in the description, you would have to look at every

Re: [meteorite-list] India report #2.

2003-10-10 Thread John Gwilliam
Mike, Thanks for making the effort to post a report of your adventure in India. News like yours makes wading through the garbage on the Meteorite List worth the effort. and Matteo, I know there are several List members who have had to deal with your unorthodox and questionable

Re: [meteorite-list] India report #2.

2003-10-10 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
--- John Gwilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matteo, I know there are several List members who have had to deal with your unorthodox and questionable business ethics, including myself. Most have kept quiet because they know it's good form to keep one's mouth shut most of the time.

[meteorite-list] in the eye of the beholder

2003-10-10 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
If you ask me, huge is in the eye of the beholder.Take for instance my HUGE piece of RIFLE.It measures 0.7 grams.It measures 1.3 cm x 7 mm x 5 mm.To me that is huge because I doudt I will ever see another piece of RIFLE, COLORADO.And on top of that, it has a nininger AML label with it.I love this

Re: [meteorite-list] India report #2.

2003-10-10 Thread David Weir
M come Meteorite Meteorites wrote: --- John Gwilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matteo, I know there are several List members who have had to deal with your unorthodox and questionable business ethics, including myself. Most have kept quiet because they know it's good form to keep

[meteorite-list] India report #2

2003-10-10 Thread Peter Marmet
Stu wrote: Mike, Just wanted to thank you for taking me - and everyone else on the List - along with you on your latest hunting adventure. I'm one of the, shall we say, "less welloff" members of the List, and I can't afford to jump on a plane and do an Indiana Jones like you do, so it is always

Re: [meteorite-list] eBay policemen?

2003-10-10 Thread Dave Schultz
and Dave said... I personally would regard 0.25g of Calcalong Creek as 'huge'! dave IMCA#0092 Just ask Norbert Classen. He HAS a huge 0.25 gram specimen of Calcalong Creek, and it is awesome!!!

Re: [meteorite-list] India report #2.

2003-10-10 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Matteo, Your mail is filtered into my trash bin but others continue to quote your e-mails on their posts. I do not want to be included in your satisfied customer group so I'll speak up as you have asked. In fact, I have spoken up for over a year if you had noticed. Have you ever

Re: [meteorite-list] India Meteorite Report from the scene

2003-10-10 Thread Walter Branch
Hi Steve and List, I also find field reports such as this to be interesting reading. Just think, we get to read about these trips as they happen and our kids can read about them from later books andperiodical articles. In fact, I hope Mike and others who recover meteorites publish their

Re: [meteorite-list] India report #2.

2003-10-10 Thread Sharkkb8
Matteo: This is my last email I write on thisargument, Does this meanyou are leaving the list.again? Gregory

Re: [meteorite-list] India report #2.

2003-10-10 Thread John Gwilliam
At 01:39 PM 10/10/03 -0700, M come Meteorite Meteorites wrote: --- John Gwilliam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Matteo, I know there are several List members who have had to deal with your unorthodox and questionable business ethics, including myself. Most have kept quiet because they know it's

[meteorite-list] the missing money

2003-10-10 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Seems it is BASH matteo day.Well my experince with him was this.2 years ago he bought some meteorites from me for $180.00.Why he sent me cash I'll never know.Especially if the ITALIAN postal system is so corrupt.He like john gwilliam said,sent me only $20.00.He still owed me $160.00.I said what is

[meteorite-list] Possible Ebay Solution re: Policeman etc.

2003-10-10 Thread SSachs9056
Good evening list, Been a while since I threw in my 2 grams worth on a subject. Tom, and others, you bring up a good points with regards to size of meteorites and cost relation, etc. It seems to me that meteorite auctions are a bit trickier to post than say, Wedgewood china, Waterford crystal,

Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Ebay Solution re: Policeman etc.

2003-10-10 Thread David Freeman
I am really surprised that a sampler kit of meteorite meteorwrongs isn't around. I have a fair amount of wrongs and they are superb learning tools for the novice collector. Slag by any other name, Dave F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good evening list, Been a while since I threw in my 2 grams

Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Ebay Solution re: Policeman etc.

2003-10-10 Thread Mark Ferguson
Good question and a good suggestion. One of the problems with ebay is they do not allow links to any pages that also have sale pages on the same site. They want exclusive market. You can link from your me page though, but that doesn't help the newbie as most don't have a clue about how to get

[meteorite-list] Pictures of the THE BEST WRONGS

2003-10-10 Thread Tim Heitz
Hello List, I just added some pictures of (THE BEST WRONGS) The Best Meteorwrongs on the Planet - http://www.meteorman.org/Bestwrongs_index.htm Best, Tim Heitz Midwest Meteorman - http://www.meteorman.org Home of the Meteorite Pusher

Re: [meteorite-list] Pictures of the THE BEST WRONGS

2003-10-10 Thread CMcdon0923
Wow.what are details behing the "iron wrong"? I must admit, that unless there's something obviously wrong (e.g., weight) when viewing it in person, I would probably have bought it. Craig

Re: [meteorite-list] Orissa India--- Of Floods,meteorites and Man-and Turtles too

2003-10-10 Thread Jose Campos
Hi Mike Farmer, Atul Kumar and List, First of all, many thanks to M.F. for his very interesting emails on India and his "adventures" in meteorite-chasing there. I am pleased to know that he has a fragment already and that, probably against all odds, burocracy, etc, he has managed to

[meteorite-list] India, new message

2003-10-10 Thread Michael Farmer
Good morning all. I want to clarify a couple of things, we all seem to forget that while meteorites are important, people are far more inportant. The poor people here have no luck, the rains and floods come every year, thousands die, then every few years cyclones wipe the entire area clean, only

[meteorite-list] Dude, I lost your email

2003-10-10 Thread Rob Wesel
Someone out ther sent me an email about the LL3 sale asking for a smaller piece. I accidently nuked the email. The 5.4 gram is still available for $54 shipped and the surface to weight is good. -- Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy

Re: [meteorite-list] eBay policemen? ONE MORE TIME ....

2003-10-10 Thread E.J
...Hey Folks! Where do we conduct IMCA related business? ..The IMCA mailing list of course!! (I am suggesting to the BOD (board of directors) at IMCA, that they adopt a policy that ALL IMCA business be restricted to the IMCA list unless specifically authorized otherwise. This Witch Hunt

Re: [meteorite-list] eBay policemen? ONE MORE TIME ....

2003-10-10 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Elton and list, Elton wrote; What punishment are you advocating? I don't want anyone punished, I just would like to see the IMCA members use a little honesty in there descriptions so they do not make us all look bad. : ) I have noticed, NONE of the big dealers are tricking people into looking at