Link - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320675837962
On 3/30/11, Stuart McDaniel <[email protected]> wrote: > Shame on them!! Do you have a link we can see?? > > > > Stuart McDaniel > Lawndale, NC > Secr., > Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society > Member - KCA, KBCA, CDUSA > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Gilmer > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 8:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Response to fraudulent Ebay listing using > Blaine's name > > Blaine - no good deed goes unpunished, even in the meteorite world. > > Maybe you should limit your analysis service to people you know or > people who are members of the meteorite community in good standing. > > Best regards, > > MikeG > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites > > Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com > Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 > Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone > EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On 3/30/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello Everybody, >> >> A few days ago Richard Montgomery brought to my attention that someone was >> selling a "meteorite" on Ebay using Blaine Reed's name. I forwarded the >> information to Blaine, and here is his response, below. >> Thank you Richard. >> And please do let us know if you all see any other similar problems on >> Ebay. >> Thank you. >> >> Anne M. Black >> www.IMPACTIKA.com >> [email protected] >> President of IMCA >> www.IMCA.cc >> >> >> In a message dated 03/30/11 15:20:11 Mountain Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> Hi everybody, >> >> I just got home from another long trip to find people asking me about this >> fraudulent E-Bay listing using my name. >> >> I did indeed do analysis work on three different pieces of the same stuff >> for these people at the Tucson show. The results were given, as shown, as >> simply written on the back of my card. HOWEVER, these jerks ADDED the Ni >> next >> to the Fe to what I had written and claimed that the number represented >> the >> combination of Fe and Ni. There was NO nickel what so ever in any of the >> three samples. >> >> I told them several times point blank that they DO NOT HAVE A METEORITE. >> What they had was a quite titanium rich magnetite. I also told them (as a >> consolation of sorts) that, if there was enough of this stuff where they >> found >> it, they may have the makings of a titanium mine. >> >> I guess this is a serious blow to my model of offering analysis of >> specimens for the public. It seems that there is no way I can stop these >> delusional >> i diots from misrepresenting or outright falsifying the data I give them >> (as >> these people did). I may have to reconsider my plans for offering this >> service (or how I handle delivering the data at the very least). >> >> I want to ask people out there to keep an eye out for these jokers >> offering >> this stuff again and let me know if they do ([email protected]). I >> have tried to file a complaint with E-Bbay on this listing, but was only >> given >> 100 characters (about a dozen words) to describe my problem/ issue with >> the >> listing! No way I can explain to the don't give a damn people at Ebay in >> that little space. I'll try again none the less if someone lets me know >> about a >> similar listing while it is still active. >> >> Thanks for your help and understanding (that i would never give the thumbs >> up to something so obviously bogus). >> >> Blaine Reed >> >> >> --- On Wed, 3/30/11, Impactika <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From: Impactika <[email protected]> >> Subject: Fwd: goldierocks thought you might like this item on eBay >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 2:59 PM >> >> In a message dated 03/27/11 09:21:50 Mountain Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> _http://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/e11030.m44.l1120/7_ >> (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/e11030.m44.l1120/7) ? >> euid=0bf5bfa72dfb441f956db39faab6a6c2&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2Fe >> BayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26%26item%3D320675837962%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AB%3AE >> F%3AUS%3A1120 >> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > ______________________________________________ > 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 > > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ 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
