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Greg, there is no need for accusations here, I did
not "hear" The head scientists TOLD me that he soaked them to clean them,
everyone and their grandmother was accusing you of selling NWAs because they
were rusted and looked too weathered to be a fall. I clarified that from Lesotho as to why your stones looked that way.
I never said they were bad or anything else, just that they had oxidized and
why. I can get a signed paper stating that from David Ambrose, head scinetist of
the National University in Roma, but I am not sure why it matters. I sold out,
so I have nothing to gain by this, just keeping things real, I have now been to
Lesotho two times, over 50000 miles flying, so I do know what I am talking
about.
PS Adam and I just had a great time with AL and
Steve Arnold here in Park Forest, I wish you were here to keep Adam off my back.
he he he.
Anyway, Thuathe is a great meteorite, get Adam and
Greg's, the price is a steal and I am basically out of material for sale.
Mike Farmer
from the Park Forest meteorite strewnfield.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 9:11
PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Thuathe eBay -
meteoritelab - Clarification
Dear list members,
As many of you have seen, I have posted several
specimens of the Thuathe , Lesotho fall on eBay that Adam, myself and Alan
Lang introduced at the Tucson show. I have received several emails asking
about another dealer's comments that he heard that the material we received
had been soaked in water. This is absolutely false! It was merely a
marketing ploy on his part to get sales. I have heard from customers who have
purchased from us and the others and commented that both specimens are EXACTLY
alike, same condition, etc. The only difference is that the specimens we have
listed do not have the finder's statements. Remember that these are still the
same material from the SAME fall.
My comment in the eBay description regarding a
woman "blessing" a stone with holy water does not refer to any of the
specimens we have on eBay. It is simply one of the many exciting stories about
the human interaction regarding the fall, similar to the many that have and
will come out of the Park Forest fall.
I have started them out at $4.00 per gram with a
"Buy it Now" at $6.00 per gram. I am merely passing on the savings we received
by being the first to receive these and were able to purchase them at a decent
price. What you see is what we have left for sale, we will be keeping anything
else in our collection.
If anyone has any questions or comments, please
email me off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you and best regards,
Greg Hupe
IMCA 2185
The Hupe Collection
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