[meteorite-list] EL6/7 meteorite loaded on eBay for one cent.4.779 kilograms.

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Dear Dave and Listees,
  Thank you Dave.   Very well said!  At least some  of
us DO give a damn about authenticity, integrity, and
honesty and are not afraid to speak out.
Best,
  Dirk...Tokyo


--- Dave Freeman mjwy <dfreeman at fascination.com>
wrote:


> Dear Listees;

> I would like to comment that back in the dark days

> of meteorites a 

> number of years ago, WE discussed issues for

> seemingly ages (1998-2001?) 

> and then WE invented the IMCA to protect the world

> from fraudulent 

> meteorite dealers....then, a weak IMCA booted out

> Matteo for being less 

> than honorable back then.  Years 

> later...................(now).........an even weaker

> IMCA can do nothing 

> about Matteo and others that are not

> members..................and new 

> list members whine about the banter.....such is the

> history that lives 

> on in our time.

> And, due to a bunch of this non binding, non back 

> bone................more banter is welcomed if we

> are to keep honesty to 

> a premium I would think.   Leopards and spots comes

> to mind.

> I have recently given up on IMCA.  I am in good

> company on this side of 

> the fence as well.  When the Organization can do

> little, it should be up 

> to the individuals to raise the red flags, even if

> it bothers some 

> individuals delete finger.  Fraud is fraud, it hurts

> the meteorite 

> market in general......geeze didn't this topic come

> up a thousand times 

> in the past eight or nine years??????

> 

> Mike is right to stir the pot, if private

> individuals don't get the word 

> out, who will, the IMCA? Surely not our honest

> friends at eBay either.....

> 

> Should IMCA  go to ebay with reasonable proof, and

> censure Matteo's 

> activities?   Depends on the lawyers opinion and

> what you think you pay 

> your dues for I suppose.  Mean time, it "ain't gunna

> happen"..........

> 

> Dave F.

> IMCA # 0

> from the beginning.

> 

> 

> 

> PolandMET wrote:

> 

> >>Thanks for your input Marcin, but no thanks,

> >>Matteo has pulled another scam, Dirk pointed it

> out,

> >>and I am calling him on it.

> >>I can not believe that you would stand there and

> say

> >>that you would ignore a dealer selling false

> material.

> >>I will protect my buyers and my business (the

> >>meteorite business) by calling out a fake when I

> see

> >>it! Next time you get into a spat with someone, I

> will

> >>be there to tell you to shut up, so don't worry.

> >>Michael Farmer

> >>    

> >>

> >

> >I understand Your rights, but You can make alive

> this war for next 12 

> >months. Now is EL3, Tomorrow will be L6 and on

> Monday something else.

> >This become boring. For myself. And not only for

> me.

> >

> >-----[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-----[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-----

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