It reminds me of the China Syndrome when hundreds of terrestrial stones
were sold to collectors as meteorites on eBay. Anything that was dark
and rounded including iron ore was sold to unsuspecting collectors as
meteorites fleecing them out of thousands of dollars. Some of them even
included old looking collection ID cards.
Link to China Syndrome:
http://imca.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=114
It was just a matter of time before fraud spread into all sectors of
meteorite collecting. First it affected irons, then Pallasites, then
falls, then Martians and now Lunar material. The worst part is some
dealers are using the IMCA's good name to distribute untested, unproven
and in some cases fake material completely bypassing protections put in
place by following Meteoritical Society protocols which IMCA members are
supposed to adhere to.
Adam
On 9/6/2017 7:03 AM, Michael Farmer wrote:
That's worth about $50
Michael Farmer
On Sep 6, 2017, at 1:36 AM, David Tann <[email protected]> wrote:
Gents,
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This 2800g IAB Nantan Meteorite was discovered in 1958 in Nantan, Guanxi,
Southwest China. The fall was observed and clearly recorded in Chinese
historical literature, it happened on 7 June 1516 over an 8 km length of area.
Anyone interested please get in touch.
David
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On 5 Sep 2017, at 17:54, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list
<[email protected]> wrote:
I agree fully. Great time to buy.
Michael Farmer
On Sep 5, 2017, at 10:31 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list
<[email protected]> wrote:
Just like Martians were a few years ago when the self-pairing and piggy-backing
reached an all time high at around 2012/NWA 7000. And before that, it was
falls when some less than honest dealers were substituting NWA material in
place of the real thing. I remember Claxton, which I acquired from Michael
Blood later selling for less than a $100.00 gram due to a lack in collector
confidence.
No meteorite is immune from less than honest business practices. Many
collectors will not touch anything that post dates 2012 and are very leery of
falls.
On the bright side. There is no better time to purchase genuine lunar material
with good provenance and laboratory confirmation since the price is sure to go
up just like the Martians that were dumped a few years ago.
Adam
On 9/5/2017 8:30 AM, Michael Farmer wrote:
You are pissing in the wind. Lunars are about worthless now. Moroccans have
dropped the price to less than that of eucrites. I want just in Morocco. I saw
kilos and kilos is lunar.
Michael Farmer
On Sep 5, 2017, at 9:22 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list
<[email protected]> wrote:
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