[meteorite-list] Bonhams Auction Issue

[Rob Wesel]

And then there is Berduc, surprised to see that one in an IPO.

Rob Wesel
http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
To: "Adam" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 5:29 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Bonhams Auction Issue



> Dear List Members,

>

> I have been receiving disturbing emails and phone calls about a specimen 

> entered in the Bonhams' Natural History Auction.  The piece in question is 

> lot #1124. The 90.6 gram weight of this single rock claimed to be NWA 4880 

> outweighs the entire Total Known Weight of NWA 4880 entered in the 

> Meteoritical Bulletin.   I appreciate IMCA members and scientists 

> reporting this to me but this is not my stone and I do not want to engage 

> in pairing issues which are up to scientists to determine, not me.

>

> No, I did not add more stones to the NWA 4880 designation as some are 

> accusing. This stone is not NWA 4880 and I did not provide it to the 

> seller or Bonhams. I was sold out long ago on this material and this piece 

> did not come from the Hupe Collection.  Please direct your complaints to 

> Bonhams as this is not my auction.  This issue is between perspective 

> buyers and the seller of this stone and not me so please direct your 

> inquiries elsewhere.

>

> Here is a link to the auction in question:

> http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=USA&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=4147630&iSaleNo=16155&iSaleSectionNo=1

>

> Here is the meteoritical bulletin entry:

> http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?code=45804

>

> I am not trying to start something here, just making it clear that this 

> stone did not come from my collection and is not NWA 4880 as I handled 

> every genuine piece of this material as did the scientists who studied it.

>

> Best Regards,

>

> Adam

>

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