I guess the lesson there is "careful what you wish for"! ;-) That is too funny!
----- Original Message ---- From: Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> To: Meteorite-list <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, March 10, 2010 1:53:17 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Simple Question I agree. 20% for the collector and 80% for the Smithsonian. :) On 2010-03-10 3:48 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Jeff and list, > >> I just threw the number 50% out there because it seemed like a fair > compromise. > > I like 20% better. :) > > Sonny > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 12:35 pm > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A Simple Question > > > I just threw the number 50% out there because it seemed like a fair > compromise. Trust me, collectors won't get such a deal from the > federal government on vertebrate fossils or cultural artifacts! But > in this case, everybody wins if the owner (the federal govt, > representing the people) splits the specimens with individual > finders. Unlike the fossils and artifacts, meteorites can be divided > without losing their major scientific value. Without a solution like > this, everybody loses: the owners get nothing and anybody who collects > meteorites could be a criminal. > > Jeff > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
