Re: [meteorite-list] Thuathe eBay - meteoritelab - Clarification

[Steven Drummond]

Hi List,     I received my first Thuathe specimen at the Tucson show and was the first to buy one of these nice pieces from the Hupes'. About 1 month later I bought a nice oriented individual from Mike Farmer .  All I can say is both pieces are very nice , there is some dirt material in various places on BOTH of these meteorites that I guess some people might think is rust , This is not the case .  There is no rust on either of my pieces .  You can clean the dirt off but at the risk of damaging the crust below if you don't have the proper equipment. If water was used to clean the first specimen then why is there still dirt on it ?            Best Regards, Steven Drummond   "The Unknown Collector"  :-)           ----- Original Message ----- From: Adam Hupe To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 8:11 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