Re: [meteorite-list] For the record - I do not buy unsolicitedmeteorites from unknown sellers

2010-08-15 Thread Tom Randall (KB2SMS)
Hi folks, This is why I keep good records on each piece in my collection. The who, what,when and wheres. The size, weight, etc. My pieces all came from the famous folks know by this list. It's part of the fun of collecting! Regards! Tom --- http://home.roadrunner.com/~kb2sms/ _

Re: [meteorite-list] For the record - I do not buy unsolicitedmeteorites from unknown sellers

2010-08-14 Thread Stuart McDaniel
Saturday, August 14, 2010 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] For the record - I do not buy unsolicitedmeteorites from unknown sellers Hi Al and List, I didn't mean to come across as pissy in my original post. But it does irritate me a bit when people won't do basic homework. Fo

Re: [meteorite-list] For the record - I do not buy unsolicitedmeteorites from unknown sellers

2010-08-14 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Hi Barry, Thanks for the kind words. I try to be a nice guy, but some people definitely would argue that point. If you go back through the archives, you will see that I have stuck my foot into my considerable mouth many times and I pissed off some people in the process. I'm not proud of it, bu

Re: [meteorite-list] For the record - I do not buy unsolicitedmeteorites from unknown sellers

2010-08-14 Thread Barry Hughes
You're just a nice guy Mike...If you were a shithead, nobody would bother you..;) Thanks for helping me when you have...I read through your rant hoping I wouldn't find references to myself...:) Being a new guy is a bitch, too. First of all, your dumber than hell no matter how respected you are at

Re: [meteorite-list] For the record - I do not buy unsolicitedmeteorites from unknown sellers

2010-08-14 Thread Barry Hughes
You're just a nice guy Mike...If you were a shithead, nobody would bother you..;) Thanks for helping me when you have...I read through your rant hoping I wouldn't find references to myself...:) Being a new guy is a bitch, too. First of all, your dumber than hell no matter how respected you are at

Re: [meteorite-list] For the record - I do not buy unsolicitedmeteorites from unknown sellers

2010-08-14 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Hi Al and List, I didn't mean to come across as pissy in my original post. But it does irritate me a bit when people won't do basic homework. For example, if a person finds a possible rare Elvis collectible at a garage sale, that person should not immediately go to an Elvis mailing list or messa

Re: [meteorite-list] For the record - I do not buy unsolicitedmeteorites from unknown sellers

2010-08-14 Thread Barry Hughes
I buy from you guys...I've learned my lesson...I have about 5 people I buy from with the exception of some guys in Germany who are IMCA guys...and of course Dean in Austrailia. I've been playing with some guy that says he's got like a 50 lb meteorite and would like to sell before he tes

Re: [meteorite-list] For the record - I do not buy unsolicitedmeteorites from unknown sellers

2010-08-14 Thread al mitt
Hi Mike and all, The problem we have today in collecting is the few dishonest collectors/dealers who purposely sell items they know aren't the real McCoy. It gets sold to Tom, or Steve and they sell it or trade it and it ends up in another collection and then maybe a few years later, they trad