[meteorite-list] Another meteorite story from Cali, Colombia

[Mirko Graul]

Hi Mike,

oh this is a very bad story!!
Not so good news from you.

Many greetings Mirko Graul


--- Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy at yahoo.com> schrieb:


> Hi everyone, I am once again in Cali, Colombia. I

> was

> notified a couple of days ago about a new Cali stone

> found, and when sent photos and even a newspaper

> article that confirmed the find, I immediately made

> a

> deal to buy the stone from the owner and flew down

> here to Colombia. I arrived at 3 am this morning

> after

> a crappy day of airline delays and problems. 

> 

> Well, to make a long story short the stone is a

> fake,

> a very clever fake at that! It is a piece of

> metallic

> slag that has been painted black (BY HAND) and a lot

> of work went into making it. Apparently they saw the

> photos from the last newspaper articles and decided

> to

> give it a try. Unfortunately for me, it was good

> enough to fool the newspaper people who published it

> last week, and good enough for me to make an offer

> and

> rush back to Colombia. It is a costly mistake,

> another

> $2000 wild goose chase! So here I am, sitting in

> Cali

> a little pissed off at the scams people try to pull

> on

> others. Of course, the second I took the stone in my

> hand, I knew it was a fake, while the finder

> insisted

> it was real. 

> Just another chapter in the Cali story, and another

> warning that meteorite-hunting in far flung places

> can

> be costly. After months of travel, the last thing I

> wanted to do was jump on another plane, I wanted to

> be

> relaxing at home for at least a day or two! My wife

> will not be too happy at the boondoggle when she

> hears

> about it.

> 

> See you all in Denver, at least those who are going.

> 

> Michael Farmer

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