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Offline ardy

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What happened to Fossilfly?
« on: August 14, 2019, 10:37:12 PM »
This site is my 'goto' site but I do occasionally have a look at fossilfly. Tried to log in today and the site is not there anymore?

If they have closed down we have lost a site for checking pieces we are not sure about. Pity they didn't just leave the data there.
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Re: What happened to Fossilfly?
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2019, 11:15:39 PM »
No idea what happened, nothing on Twitter since 2013 and the domain name is available on godaddy.  I'm not on Facebook, but there may be something there.
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Re: What happened to Fossilfly?
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2019, 12:13:09 AM »
You can access the old site via archive.org here: https://web.archive.org/web/20190111042550/http://www.fossilfly.com/
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Re: What happened to Fossilfly?
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2019, 11:51:56 PM »
This site is my 'goto' site but I do occasionally have a look at fossilfly. Tried to log in today and the site is not there anymore?

If they have closed down we have lost a site for checking pieces we are not sure about. Pity they didn't just leave the data there.


Hey Ardy...  When you get a chance, give me a yell. You mentioned a while back that you were looking for a statement Seguso piece.  I just might have what you're looking for. I'd rather it go to a true collector who  will appreciate it rather than someone buying it solely because it's nice. raudinot AT verizon DOT net  302-423-7334

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Re: What happened to Fossilfly?
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2019, 03:21:36 AM »
Hi Rick sent email.
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Re: What happened to Fossilfly?
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2019, 04:04:59 AM »
You can access the old site via archive.org here: https://web.archive.org/web/20190111042550/http://www.fossilfly.com/

Hi Anne maybe I am dumb but I cannot get to any of the data. The archive URL's seem not to have been kept.
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Re: What happened to Fossilfly?
« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2019, 12:50:43 PM »
I tried to access Fossilfly a few weeks ago and it was there,  but full of spammed adverts for pretty unsavoury stuff. 
I contacted Anita about it and she said she would inform the webmaster..... so I think it has been taken down now.... and with the stuff that was there,  I can only say thank heavens it has! :'(
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