I don't know if I'm the only person who feels this or not.
I personally felt that the offering of this new material before it was
officially classified was distasteful.
Collectors are constantly being branded as "bounty hunters" or "treasure
seekers". Surely, all collectors can see that to obtain virgin material before
it can be officially classified or examined is against scientific principles.
I realise that some collectors may have more money to hand than museums. I also
realise that the hunters have overheads to cover but the offering of material
to collectors before it is offered to science just seems wrong to me.
My hobby is other peoples livelyhood and this action just does not sit well
with me and I'll wager it does not sit well with the general public, either.
How does this help us?
Rob McC
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