titanic coal - genuine?

[afbrown]

There are pieces of coal being sold on ebay as genuine from Titanic. They have certificates from RMS Titanic Inc. Will they be genuine? It is claimes that this is the only item from titanic that can be sold.

[Lonnie]

In this months 'Which' magazine, a couple of pages were devoted to fakes and scams, they advise following the three Ps, people, place, price. If the Person or Place seems dodgy,steer clear of it, if the Price seems to good to be true, it probably is. I personally wouldn't buy them, unless you have some way of checking its a genuine company, and if it is, that the stated claim is true.

[nickmo]

And I'll flog you a piece of the Berlin Wall - remember that?

Read this: http://www.onlinedmc.co.uk/titanic.htm then send them your money if you want. Further case note at: http://sec.edgar-online.com/2004/06/15/0001044885-04-000031/section4.asp

'Bunch of crooks', pal, even if they are a quoted company. Summary of judgements: 'under the law of salvage, a salvor [your seller in this case] can in no event obtain title to property recovered from a wreck absent a salvage award in its favor' i.e they can only salvage and can not sell anything.

Lots of touring exhibitions about the wreck run by them but leave giving them money well alone. Its a grave and should be left as such to break up in time.

[dotjhawkes]

My old granddad went fishing off the Mersey bar in the late 50's and he was there for ages, really into it and concentrating, then he gets a bite and he pulls up this lantern from a Spanish galleon, it was amazing, and guess what, it was still lit.

[PhilBy]

No, it is true!!! I'm getting two sacks full delivered in the morning ...... anyone interested it's only a tenner a lump complete with freshly printed COA :-)