Re: [meteorite-list] Terrestrial Breccia Being Offered Up As Lunar// Fake KREEP

2017-11-27 Thread Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list
Adam I agree with you fully. But haven’t you learned after decades that eBay doesn’t give a rat’s ass about fraud? They make money on sales. All sales, even scams. They will never police the site. Michael Farmer > On Nov 27, 2017, at 9:55 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list >

Re: [meteorite-list] Terrestrial Breccia Being Offered Up As Lunar// Fake KREEP

2017-11-27 Thread Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list
Fake things being sold for money. Wow color me shocked. Hardly anything new. What’s next? Knock-off Rolex and Prada shoes? Come on Adam. Yes it’s terrible but hardly news. Let them get scammed. Perhaps they should buy from real dealers. Michael Farmer > On Nov 27, 2017, at 8:28 AM, Adam Hupe

Re: [meteorite-list] Terrestrial Breccia Being Offered Up As Lunar// Fake KREEP

2017-11-26 Thread Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list
It is unfortunate that fraudulent sales on eBay has consequences on the rest of market. These days, most collectors, new to the market, start on eBay where they acquire their first stone. Advanced collectors have learned that one fake piece can jeopardize the standing of the rest of their

Re: [meteorite-list] Terrestrial Breccia Being Offered Up As Lunar// Fake KREEP

2017-11-26 Thread Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list
Yes, counterfeits and fakes are hardly anything new. Some counterfeit Chinese made medications sold in the U.S. market through national chain stores put my mother-in-law in the hospital for several weeks and could have resulted in her death. How about counterfeit batteries that blow up in

Re: [meteorite-list] Terrestrial Breccia Being Offered Up As Lunar// Fake KREEP

2017-11-26 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list
Worse yet, eBay has ZERO interest in combating fake meteorites and tektites. A sizeable portion of the moldavite on eBay is obviously fake - not even good fakes. They scream "FAKE!" from the minute you first see them. And people keep buying them, and eBay keeps letting the sellers list them.

Re: [meteorite-list] Terrestrial Breccia Being Offered Up As Lunar// Fake KREEP

2017-11-26 Thread Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list
This same seller fleeced $400.00 out of some poor collector last week: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lunar-Meteorite-from-KREEP-Basalt-to-Lunar-Granite-0-4g-Moon-Breccia-Granite/222713435793?hash=item33dac15691:g:-EMAAOSwv~RZ04Hn It is a bad sign when undocumented stones are starting to outnumber

Re: [meteorite-list] Terrestrial Breccia Being Offered Up As Lunar// Fake KREEP

2017-11-26 Thread drtanuki via Meteorite-list
Adam and List, There is also a seller from Taiwan selling fake Lunar KREEP. Buyer beware!Help this guy by "liking" his post! Thanks! jacwon_7 https://www.ebay.com/sch/jacwon_7/m.html?item=222713434677=item33dac15235%3Ag%3AReUAAOSw2oJZ04cE=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Best Regards, Dirk