In a message dated 8/21/00 9:11:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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> "I think selling these objects promotes unethical collecting." - - - =
> What is unethical collecting? I'm sure collectors wouldn't agree with =
> you. My personal ethics are anti-sales of artifacts from archeological =
> sites because that collecting (theoretically) promotes the uncontrolled =
> excavation of sites, but I'm not so naive as to think it doesn't go on all
=
> the time. And I find it hard to believe that "collecting" is the problem =
> per se. If you are offended by this fellow selling rocks and jewels, I =
> hope you don't ever get a look at the Butterfield&Butterfield or Sotheby's
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> catalogs for historic Americana or ethnological items - you'll stroke =
> right out on us.
Yes I probably would stroke out on you
Maria
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