Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] Update 2 - Wilbur Wash (correction)

2010-12-20 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi Jason, [Cue the long reply from M* about how coordinates are all overrated and irrelevant...if it happens, I'll step out of this as well. Enough of that.] Who had said in short (for you native speaker), that in weighting missing coordinates versus a stone itself, for him personally -

Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] Update 2 - Wilbur Wash (correction)

2010-12-20 Thread Jason Utas
Alright, fine, Martin. [Cue the long reply from M* about how coordinates are all overrated and irrelevant...if it happens, I'll step out of this as well.  Enough of that.] Who had said in short (for you native speaker), that in weighting missing coordinates versus a stone itself, for

[meteorite-list] Middlesbrough meteorite cast

2010-12-20 Thread martin goff
Hi all, I am still after acquiring a cast of the Middlesbrough meteorite but after much searching and many emails still no joy. I know a certain number of casts were sold By Dieter Heinlein but no more are available from him. I posted to the list quite a while ago but thought it was worth another

[meteorite-list] thank you to everyone

2010-12-20 Thread steve arnold
Hi again list.I want to thank everyone who sent condolances about my wife's brother.He is now in a better place and after 61 torchured years,he finally knows peace that knows no understanding.I hope everyone has a great day and stays positive.Because you never know when he is calling you home.  

Re: [meteorite-list] Middlesbrough meteorite cast

2010-12-20 Thread Anita Westlake
Hi Martin:    I have the opposite problem: I have a cast and am looking for its name! It came from a specimen in the Smithsonian. It's large (like a big watermelon) and has loads of regmaglyphs. I'm guessing the real piece could weigh anywhere from 200-300 pounds. A slice was taken off the

[meteorite-list] OT: live lunar eclipse broadcast

2010-12-20 Thread drtanuki
Live now! http://www.nightskiesnetwork.com/live/channel.php?n=Khwarizmi%20Science%20Society __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Middlesbrough meteorite cast

2010-12-20 Thread Chris Spratt
Has this been distributed very much? Being only 1600 grams or so I doubt much is actually available but would like a wee bit. Chris. Spratt Victoria, BC __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Warning about ebay member

2010-12-20 Thread al mitt
Greetings Mirko and all, I'd like to suggest something different about this bidder and others that I have had to deal with. It is my belief that some bidders will bid and wait to see if you will ship the item to them so they can get something for free. It's why he is bidding on so many items

Re: [meteorite-list] Middlesbrough meteorite cast

2010-12-20 Thread Matt Smith
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/September_17_2008.html Nice! On 20/12/10 13:09, Anita Westlake wrote: Hi Martin: I have the opposite problem: I have a cast and am looking for its name! It came from a specimen in the Smithsonian. It's large (like a big watermelon) and has loads of

[meteorite-list] Middlesbrough meteorite cast ... here ya go

2010-12-20 Thread Daniel H. Fronefield
Martin, Here is a source (I liked it so ordered one for myself): http://www.geoed.co.uk/index.cgi?pid=1104cart_id=7706447.5964 Regards, Dan Handmade Knives by D. Fronefield Specializing in Meteorites and other exotic materials www.meteorforge.net __

[meteorite-list] Holiday Wishes/ Larry and Twink Monrad's Costa Rican Adventures

2010-12-20 Thread Kevin Kichinka
Larry and Twink of Gold Basin fame sojourned last month to visit me here at La Quintana de Costa Rica, my Bed and Breakfast. Besides visiting live volcanoes and monkey beaches, meteorites were on the menu. Twink uber-generously shared a few self-recovered Gold Basin specimens with me for which I

[meteorite-list] Warning, Warning tri-ball34

2010-12-20 Thread valparint
If he won 173 auctions, how many didn't he win? Lots more, probably. Maybe Ebay itself is tri-ball34, attempting to drive up prices to increase fees. Paul Swartz this person has won in the last 30 days 173 auctions at many different sellers. The total amount of purchases in last 30 days

[meteorite-list] Warning, Warning tri-ball34

2010-12-20 Thread valparint
Creep! It brings up the question - how frequently do Ebay sales fall through? I've sold a fair amount of non-meteorite things on Ebay and everyone paid. Anybody have any intel on this? cheers Paul Swartz He bid up so many of my items that I thought the meteorite market was recovering

Re: [meteorite-list] Warning, Warning tri-ball34

2010-12-20 Thread Yinan Wang
I usually have a non-payer in about 1 out of every 250 sales. It's almost always someone who's new or has a very low number. I'd have to assume its someone who doesn't know how it all works, or is a kid, or occasionally its someone who initially was alright but had an unfortunate accident or such.

Re: [meteorite-list] sad news

2010-12-20 Thread John Gwilliam
Our family sends its condolences for your loss as well. Best to All, John Gwilliam At 01:08 PM 12/19/2010, Steve Witt wrote: Steve, My condolences to you and your family. A loss is always difficult and at this time of year it is even harder. Best, Steve Steve Witt IMCA #9020

Re: [meteorite-list] Holiday Wishes/ Larry and Twink Monrad's Costa Rican Adventures

2010-12-20 Thread Michael Gilmer
Great photos! Thanks for sharing them. My compliments to the photographer. I especially enjoyed the flora/fauna photos and the El Meteorito Inn. :) Count me as officially jealous. Best regards and happy huntings, MikeG --

Re: [meteorite-list] sad news

2010-12-20 Thread Thomas Webb
Hi Steve, I am very sorry for your loss. I can empathize with you as we lost a beautiful 11 1/2 year old granddaughter the day after Christmas two years ago. Blessings to you, your wife and her whole family as well, Thomas --- On Sun, 12/19/10, steve arnold stevenarnold60...@yahoo.com wrote:

[meteorite-list] Happy Holidays to the List

2010-12-20 Thread Michael Gilmer
Seasons Greetings Listees! I'd like to briefly thank everyone on this List for another year of entertaining (and sometimes informative!) posts about meteorites, meteoritics, dousing rods, UFO's, meteorite-hunting psychic animals, Martian blood vessels, toliet plungers, eBay policy, meteorite

Re: [meteorite-list] Warning, Warning tri-ball34

2010-12-20 Thread Mirko Graul
Hi, Today, our friend (tri-ball34) more shopped diligently. Now, two sales of Robert Ward are concerned. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrt=ncnma=trueitem=170579925662si=X5WAVEy1HwhgZ2j34Urg68r6Czo%253Dviewitem= and

Re: [meteorite-list] Warning, Warning tri-ball34

2010-12-20 Thread Richard Montgomery
Once I sold a small Sikhote Alin shrapnel specimen for $24/gram...ahem, I almost choked; two separate entities bidding it up and up (it was a nice 20cents/gram piece...and it was Ebay that pulled it. I'm not sure how they figured it out. (No, I wasn't going to accept that kind of payment

Re: [meteorite-list] Warning, Warning tri-ball34

2010-12-20 Thread Dennis Miller
If any of you sellers are subscribing to some sort of reverse email look-up, this guy is probably dumb enough to use his email name on ebay. Might try, tri-bal...@hotmail.com or one of the other links. Might get lucky in narrowing down where this schmuck is located. Dennis Miller From:

Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] Update 2 - Wilbur Wash (correction)

2010-12-20 Thread Martin Altmann
Well Jason, although I'm not so rhetorically trained like you, I guess, you started (once again) in your initial email with a post hoc ergo propter hoc.. The greater good of . don't teach us anything new. 1st - who else is still classifying thousands of OCs aside the classifiers

Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] Update 2 - Wilbur Wash (correction)

2010-12-20 Thread Matthias Bärmann
Ahm ... virtual silence is quite comfortable :-) Best as ever, Matthias - Original Message - From: Martin Altmann altm...@meteorite-martin.de To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] Update 2 - Wilbur Wash

[meteorite-list] AD: AD: VERY LAST CALL- Join My Private Meteorite Sale Group To See Offers Like These!

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Re: [meteorite-list] Warning about ebay member

2010-12-20 Thread Tom Randall (KB2SMS)
Hi folks and Happy Holidays, I would suggest not sending any items until payment is received. I occasionally buy from some of you folks on ebay, don't let some scumbag ruin it for you or the legitimate collectors. Report these fraud buyers and block them and spread the word about them.

[meteorite-list] Air Force to Share Its Info on Bolides

2010-12-20 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/12/air-force-to-share-intel-on-planet-flattening-meteorites Air Force to Share Its Info on Planet-Flattening Meteorites By David Axe Wired December 15, 2010 Sixty-five million years ago a five-mile wide meteorite smashed into the Earth, wreaking havoc

Re: [meteorite-list] Warning about ebay member

2010-12-20 Thread Chris Spratt
I've always paid first and then wait for delivery which depending on the vagaries of postal systems can take awhile. Chris Spratt (Via my iPhone) __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] eclipse is underway....

2010-12-20 Thread michael cottingham
Hello, Clear skies...  40 degrees F... eclipse is underway and beautiful... Happy Solstice! Best Wishes Michael Cottingham __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html

Re: [meteorite-list] eclipse is underway....

2010-12-20 Thread Ed Deckert
Hello Michael, Please enjoy the eclipse for me too. All I can see here is a bright, fuzzy ball that is missing a significant chunk. That's what I have to look at, courtesy of our steadily building cloud cover here. Sigh... Best! Ed - Original Message - From: michael cottingham

Re: [meteorite-list] eclipse is underway....

2010-12-20 Thread Patrick Wiggins
Snowing here in Utah. Columbus State University has a good (albeit slow) web feed. 54,000 on the NASA Marshall site but they are clouded. But as I just told a friend, I'll gladly give this eclipse up if only the weather Goddess will just give me clear skies for the May 2012 annular. :)

Re: [meteorite-list] eclipse is underway....

2010-12-20 Thread Greg Hupe
Perfectly clear here in Florida... and chilly! Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) gmh...@htn.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault

[meteorite-list] Eclipse is underway.

2010-12-20 Thread Count Deiro
Hi, It's raining...it's pouring...and this old man's bout to be snoring. Count Deiro IMCA 3536 Las Vegas __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] eclipse is underway....

2010-12-20 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Eclipse On Demand: I have cloud cover so thick there wasn't even a bright spot behind the clouds. Might as well be no Moon at all. I Googled up long list of live streaming eclipse feeds. Every one timed out, failed to connect, server cannot find. Guess it's Supply and Demand: more eclipse

Re: [meteorite-list] eclipse is underway....

2010-12-20 Thread Patrick Wiggins
Good view here: http://www.ccssc.org/webcast.html Better here: http://www.wpbt2.org/stargazer/ Both, as you might expect, are running slow. patrick __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list