Please send this out to all the lists that you are on. We must deluge e-bay and the sellers with e-mail letting them know how outraged we are. Debbie << Start of Forwarded message via Prodigy Mail >> From: Dick Coyner Subject: [WITHERSPOON-L] Grave Desecration!! Date: 05/03 Time: 12:43 AM Return-Path: <WITHERSPOON-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38. 27]) by pimaia3w-ext.prodigy.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id AAA18152 for <KZML05A@prodigy.com>; Mon, 3 May 1999 00:41:52 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id VAA11472; Sun, 2 May 1999 21:39:26 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 21:39:26 -0700 (PDT) X-Sender: dusty@succeed.net (Unverified) Message-Id: <l03130302b352684fc40e@[207.215.94.31]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 21:41:53 +0100 Old-To: WITHERSPOON-L@rootsweb.com From: Dick Coyner <dusty@succeed.net> Subject: [WITHERSPOON-L] Grave Desecration!! Resent-Message-ID: <-sCzFD.A.HzC.9hSL3@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: WITHERSPOON-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: WITHERSPOON-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: WITHERSPOON-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <WITHERSPOON-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/158 X-Loop: WITHERSPOON-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: WITHERSPOON-L-request@rootsweb.com As a veteran, this makes me as mad as hell!! I received this from another list of mine, and I wanted to alert all of you, and ask you to notify any other lists to which you belong, and complain to ebay. This desecration is horrible!! Dick Coyner Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 22:33:33 EDT Subject: Fwd: [MILLER-L] OUTRAGEOUS - Used Grave Markers - Being AUCTIONED Old-To: Resent-Sender: IALINN-L-request@rootsweb.com This is sad! Sent to me by another list and wanted to let everyone know that used grave markers are being auctioned at eBay! << > Thank you again, Carlene. Below is the information on the grave markers >>you have alerted us about. Have sent an e-mail to eBay, and to each >>seller, reminding them that these items were once in place on someone's >>grave, and that each state has laws forbidding vandalism to graves. I >>encourage all on this list to respond to eBay and/or to the sellers as >>you feel led. >>Annette Elam Wezel >>#95765135 is a GAR grave marker, marked "County Commissioners, West >>Chester, PA." The seller refers to its having been 'used.' The name of >>the seller is "1sterling," and the item is located in New Jersey. The >>seller's e-mail address is: sterlingcenter@world.att.net #95765620 is >>also a GAR grave marker, in a different style, marked with the number >>"15" in the design of the front, with the back marked only "AMERICA, " >>which may refer to the foundry. Again, the seller refers to 'signs of >>use.' Same location, same seller, same address. >>#96301772 is a Korean War veterans grave marker. The seller is located in >>West Tennessee. The seller's e-mail address is: hbuild36@aol.com >>#98328212 is a "World War Veterans Marker." Possibly World War I, but I >>am not sure of that. Located in Michigan. Sellers address is >>capcornr@klondyke.net >>#96742252 is World War II Veterans grave marker. Advertised as an "eagle >>grave marker presented by the County Commissioners." Back marked >>"Philadelphia, PA," but that may again refer to a foundry. Located in >>Penndel, PA. Sellers address is tmaw@netcarrier.com >>On Sun, 2 May 1999 00:42:56 -0500 "Carlene M. Wojahn" >><cwojahn@internetwis.com> writes: >>>Since it was pointed out to me about a month ago that grave markers are >>>sold on the ebay auction site., I sporadically check it out. These >>>auctions are now in process, and this greatly concerns me, for doesn't >>>this encourage theft of these markers ? Where did the person selling >>>these markers get them from ? >>>Carlene M. Wojahn >>>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=95765135 >>>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=95765620 >>>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=96301772 >>>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=98328212 >>>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=96742252 Dawn Townsend ==== WITHERSPOON Mailing List ==== ************************************************ Please disable your HTML feature when posting to the list. Send in "Plain Text" only. This prevents the message being displayed twice. ************************************************ << End of Forwarded message >>