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 via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > 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 official > material. > > I have seen the same thing happen in other collectable markets. > > What next, witnessed falls again? > > Adam > > > > > > >> On 11/26/2017 4:17 PM, drtanuki wrote: >> 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&hash=item33dac15235%3Ag%3AReUAAOSw2oJZ04cE&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 >> Best Regards, >> Dirk Ross...Tokyo >> ________________________________ >> From: Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >> To: metlist <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 9:04 AM >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Terrestrial Breccia Being Offered Up As Lunar >> Some more terrestrial breccia lacking any kind of fusion crust or >> flight-markings being added to the huge pile being sold as lunar: >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lunar-Meteorite-Breccia-37g/263346210852?hash=item3d50a84824:g:zzwAAOSwEEBaGyPN >> This demonstrates the need to have every piece tested and made official. >> To me it is obvious this is not a lunar specimen but it is close enough >> to fool many. Remember, a COA is worthless without official scientific >> data to back it up. A recent national auction demonstrated that there >> is simply no secondary market for undocumented, untested and unofficial >> material. >> Material like this only undermines collector confidence which is at an >> all time low right now because of the amount of undocumented crap being >> dumped onto the market. Fake Martian material is making a comeback as well. >> Adam >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the >> Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list