Best to consider the source on this type of tactic, Meteorite Hunters? More like keyboard check book hunters in my opinion. It is all about $$$ for some groups of people. Better learn to live with it guys, this may be the wave of the future.
Howard Steffic > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:15:56 -0600 > Subject: [meteorite-list] Excessively Large Reward a bad precedent. > > A $5,000/kg or $10,000/kg reward for the first kg may be appropriate for > most some falls. But quickly the newspapers will drop the 'first kg' > part and spread the value at $10/g. There will also be unit errs and > report the value at $10,000/lb. > > $20,000/kg is ludicrous. > > I think we, as a community, should make some kind of gentleman's > agreement with the highest reward that should be offered. Quickly, a > point will be reached that will be counter-productive. > > http://www.wjbf.com/jbf/news/state_regional/georgia/article/meteorite_hunters_closing_in_on_georgia_fireball_reward_upped_to_20000/12165/ > > -mt > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ Internet Explorer 8 – Get your Hotmail Accelerated. Download free! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/141323790/direct/01/ ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
