I will provide the provenance at the time of sale. Micheal, I will let the seller know that you think he is a scammer even though his reputation is excellent and he considers you a friend. For all I know, you probably provided him with the piece. That is the problem with falls, a few bad apples have ruined it for the rest of us by introducing doubt into the market.
The meteorite fall bubble burst a few years ago and non-fall bubble a long time before that. It took me years to unload my North American find inventory, most of which came from TCU and I was lucky to break even. I was barely getting a dollar a gram for the material even though its provenance was spotless. I enjoy meteorites and still contribute to the community any chance I get. If I need some write-offs, I will be sure to flood the market. Best Wishes and Good Luck to all those selling at the Tucson Show. Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Farmer <[email protected]> To: Adam Hupe <[email protected]> Cc: Adam <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fraud from Portugal? Well there you go, less than 20 kg recovered and thus clearly a fraud. Please identify the scammer for us all. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 11, 2014, at 9:18 AM, Adam Hupe <[email protected]> wrote: > > I bought a chunk for $1.12/gram from a reputable dealer on eBay over two > years ago according to my notes. Maybe I got a break but he states that 20 > kilograms was claimed but there is well over 40 kilograms available. > > > In any case, I do not collect falls partly because there is a lot of fraud > and switches going on. > > Adam > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dennis Miller <[email protected]> > To: Michael Farmer <[email protected]> > Cc: Adam Hupe <[email protected]>; Adam > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 7:58 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fraud from Portugal? > > Blood auctions: 2007 $10.00/gm > 2010 $22.75/gm > Dennis > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 11, 2014, at 8:33 AM, "Michael Farmer" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ourique has never sold for $1 gram, unless fake. >> >> Michael Farmer >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Feb 10, 2014, at 10:14 AM, Adam Hupe <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> He is crazy asking $1,800.00 for a piece of Ourique, a very common H4 which >>> normally sales for $1.00 /gram the last time some was put up on eBay. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Mendy Ouzillou <[email protected]> >>> To: Met-List <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:07 AM >>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fraud from Portugal? >>> >>> >>> I have a feeling that the fraudster from Portugal may be at it again. He is >>> listing under the name "nrscc" and has some rare items for sale. No >>> provenance, few details, ... >>> >>> Let me know your thoughts so we can stop this if in fact a fraud. >>> >>> http://www.ebay.com/sch/nrscc/m.html >>> >>> >>> Mendy Ouzillou >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
