[meteorite-list] Ebay heads up - Tissint/Scarborough

2012-02-14 Thread jason utas
This went out to the IMCA list a day or so ago; since then, a little more information has come to light -- please see below. - Hello All, As you may or may not know, a former IMCA member named John Bryan Scarborough was found to be selling misrepresented material from at least four different

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay heads up - Tissint/Scarborough

2012-02-14 Thread Count Deiro
- From: jason utas jasonu...@gmail.com Sent: Feb 14, 2012 2:29 AM To: Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Ebay heads up - Tissint/Scarborough This went out to the IMCA list a day or so ago; since then, a little more information has come to light -- please

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay heads up - Tissint/Scarborough

2012-02-14 Thread Don Merchant
practices. - Original Message - From: Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net To: jason utas jasonu...@gmail.com; Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay heads up - Tissint/Scarborough List, Like I posted

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay heads up - Tissint/Scarborough

2012-02-14 Thread Don Merchant
Sorry again list. I was so rattled I forgot to sign off with my name! Sincerely Don Merchant Hi Count and Kudos' to you! You bring up some very real and serious points. I hope I don't upset anyone with this post. I have this huge pet peeve of those that sell meteorites without listing,

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay heads up - Tissint/Scarborough

2012-02-14 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Don and List, I don't think you have offended anyone because you do raise a valid point about provenance that has been discussed at length previously on this List. I think the majority of people on the List consider you one of the good guys, so your input is always valued. I would just like

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay heads up - Tissint/Scarborough

2012-02-14 Thread MexicoDoug
Don M wrote: A provenance can be traced to the former owner and more questions can then be brought up on the specimens validity. Hi Don, Have you noticed lately we are seeing a number of dealers advertising spectacular falls in micro for weekl on the list? Every time I get excited just to

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay heads up - Tissint/Scarborough

2012-02-14 Thread Brian Cox
in your yard and all of our fellow collector's yards. Brian Cox Message: 9 Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:22:08 -0500 From: Don Merchant dmerc...@rochester.rr.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay heads up - Tissint/Scarborough To: Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net, jason utas jasonu...@gmail.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay heads up - Tissint/Scarborough

2012-02-14 Thread Don Merchant
: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay heads up - Tissint/Scarborough Don M wrote: A provenance can be traced to the former owner and more questions can then be brought up on the specimens validity. Hi Don, Have you noticed lately we are seeing a number of dealers advertising spectacular falls in micro