George Guadiane
03-21-2008, 11:10 AM
This MAY have been up before, but...
I received TWO emails from a guy which reads as follows:
"Hello,
I saw your website, and was wondering if you would be interested in buying some black ash burl from me? I am attaching a picture to give you an idea of what it looks like. It is one of the rarest burls in the world, and becoming more and more rare everyday due to insects and disease. If you are interested in buying some you can contact me and describe the turning you are going to do, and we will match a piece exactly to your needs. Hope to hear from you and happy turning. Tim"
After the first, I asked his location and a price for the lot. The response was a duplicate email.
Ash rang a bell, so I did a Google search and came up with the Emerald Ash Borer. It is becoming a bigger and bigger problem, so PLEASE don't buy these burls unless you know where they are from, and/or if where they are from is a part of the growing quarantine.
Notice the date of the picture, this could also be a scam
I gotta say, the burls look really tempting, but I don't need to contribute to the growing problem (and I don't want to get ripped off).
I received TWO emails from a guy which reads as follows:
"Hello,
I saw your website, and was wondering if you would be interested in buying some black ash burl from me? I am attaching a picture to give you an idea of what it looks like. It is one of the rarest burls in the world, and becoming more and more rare everyday due to insects and disease. If you are interested in buying some you can contact me and describe the turning you are going to do, and we will match a piece exactly to your needs. Hope to hear from you and happy turning. Tim"
After the first, I asked his location and a price for the lot. The response was a duplicate email.
Ash rang a bell, so I did a Google search and came up with the Emerald Ash Borer. It is becoming a bigger and bigger problem, so PLEASE don't buy these burls unless you know where they are from, and/or if where they are from is a part of the growing quarantine.
Notice the date of the picture, this could also be a scam
I gotta say, the burls look really tempting, but I don't need to contribute to the growing problem (and I don't want to get ripped off).