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From: "Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list"
To: "metlist"
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY
Thought I'd chime in...
In my h
Thought I'd chime in...
In my humble opinion, this is a non-issue.
In the world of collectibles such as meteorites determining the authenticity of
a specimen occurs in one of three ways:
1) You know enough about a specimen yourself to decide on your own that it is
what someone says it is.
2)
That makes sense. Maybe it is an American thing. I am used to the word
certificate being used much more loosely. There are certificates of
ownership, certificates of completion,, certificates of awards, and
certificates of many other things. It is just a word used to mean that the
document
I guess I am just not understanding how the word "certificate' is
misrepresenting anything. I am not sure where the text you copied came
from or how it relates, but the word certificate is appropriate when a
specific entity is formally stating something. In this case, the seller is
"certifying"
Alfredo,
You can call a certificate of authenticity a "marketing tool" but at the
same time I feel it is as good of a description as any of what it is, and
it does have a function. When you say that "in many cases they are printed
by the seller" that, to me, is the main point of them. They are
Hi Mark,
I am thinking that perhaps there are
interpretative rules that may vary from country
to country. At least here in Italy and a little
more generally in Europe, a certificate is an
important document and as such its value can only
be given if it is drawn up by a person or body
Dear friends,
I believe that even a "marketing tool" cannot
misrepresent the meaning of the words, this can
lead to suspect the lack of seriousness of the seller.
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Significato della parola CERTIFICATO :
In sintetici si può
Meteorite "Certificates of Authenticity" are mainly just a marketing tool
to appeal to the general public, as in many cases they are printed by the
seller, so they are no different from any other seller-issued "product
guarantee", and are in fact unnecessary because, in most countries,
commercial
There is no body that is legally recognized. Also, with all the diversity
in meteorites and the way the whole hobby/business is set up it would be
impossible for there to be a body like that and for the hobby to continue
in its current state. Diamonds are an example of something that the
industry
Some sell meteorites with a CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY document,
maybe I'm wrong, but a "CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY" document
shouldn't be issued only by a specific body that is legally
recognized? Such as GIA, IGI, HRD for diamonds? A simple WARRANTY
DOCUMENT is no longer appropriate
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