Speak of the Devil, ebay just terminated all my auctions for violating two of their policies.
Hold on and I will tell you why and propose a possible small "work around" for one violation. -Walter ----------------------------------------------- Walter Branch, Ph.D. Branch Meteorites 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B Savannah, GA 31405 USA www.branchmeteorites.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Branch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Christopher J. Faranetta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Roswell "meteorite" > Hello Chris, > > Robert Pearlman could do that because selling a piece of Challenger is a > federal offense. It is not a federal offense to sell something which is a > claimed to be a meteorite and maybe it is and maybe it isn't. Just because > some of us say it isn't is no legal reason for ebay to pull it. > > > I have a James Lovell autograped photo on ebay right now. If someone writes > ebay and says, "thats a fake - it's not real" and ebay terminates the aution > do you realize the trouble they could get into by engaging in such > practices? It's basically my opinion vs. someone elses (mine is correct - > it is a real Lovell :-) > > This has been discussed ad nauseum on this list. I suggest that you search > the list archives for some rather extensive discussions on this subject. > > Best wishes, > > -Walter > > > ----------------------------------------------- > Walter Branch, Ph.D. > Branch Meteorites > 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B > Savannah, GA 31405 USA > www.branchmeteorites.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher J. Faranetta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "gheri fouts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 3:13 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Roswell "meteorite" > > > > I am new to this list and much more experienced at collecting manned space > > memorabilia than meteorites although, I find meteorites more interesting. > I > > think it is very important that a qualified meteorite dealer or collector > > take it upon themselves to police Ebay for false or misleading claims > > concerning the sale of meteorites. A well known space memorabilia > > collector/dealer does the same thing for manned space items on Ebay and > his > > actions were very welcome by the Ebay staff. In fact he helped remove a > > listing that was selling pieces of the Space Shuttle Challenger which is a > > U.S. Federal offense. > > > > I hope that any person or persons with an informed and or vested interest > in > > collecting meteorites will call or email Ebay when they see an obvious > > problem. > > > > Best, > > > > Chris Faranetta > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gheri fouts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Friday, December 28, 2001 1:19 PM > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Roswell "meteorite" > > > > > > >But should we blame Ebay? The alternative is that Ebay reject all > > meteorite > > >auctions, because they are not going to staff a specialist for meteorites > > >just to keep unscrupulous sellers away. We have a list like this and > maybe > > >an association of collectors to give a buyer every opportunity to get to > > >know the product and buy wisely. But loosing the opportunity of selling > on > > >Ebay would be a great loss, from both the buyer and seller viewpoint. > > > > > >Gheri > > > > > >"all science is either physics or stamp collecting" > > >-- Ernest (1st Baron) Rutherford > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: Dave Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: metlist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 7:11 AM > > >Subject: [meteorite-list] Roswell "meteorite" > > > > > > > > >> ...and I too emailed the seller and got no reply. > > >> "Caveat Emptor" has never been more applicable. > > >> Now, having said that... > > >> I have a meteorite for sale here, now I know it LOOKS like a brick, and > > >has > > >> regmaglypts on it that say "London Brick Foundry" but that's only > > >> coincidental as my dad found it 50 years ago on a building site and he > > >> swears he got it just after it landed and was still warm.... > > >> Starting bids at $100 (low reserve, of course) > > >> > > >> ;-) > > >> > > >> Maybe we should start guerrilla auctions - put any old rubbish on eBay > > and > > >> flog it as something it obviously is not! When eBay get ratty with us > we > > >say > > >> " Ah hah! See? now you know what it's like for people who buy space > rocks > > >in > > >> good faith and then get screwed!) > > >> > > >> Ooops, my passion's rising - time to tail off. > > >> -- > > >> In gentle decay, > > >> dave > > >> > > >> http://www.meteorites.ic24.net/index.html > > >> > > >> http://www.thc.u-net.com/davethc1.htm > > >> > > >> > > >> "I have a proof that x^n+y^n=z^n never has integer solutions for n>2. > > >> However, it won't fit into my signature file...." > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - > > > >http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7 > > 1 > > >56648 > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Meteorite-list mailing list > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > >> > > > > > > > > >Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - > > > http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 > > 56648 > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Meteorite-list mailing list > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - > http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 > 56648 > > _______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-71 56648 > _______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Show your support at the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund - http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/my-pay-page/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/058-5084202-7156648 _______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
