I've been seeing a lot of this lately. Hijacked NWA numbers being used to sell bogus rocks.
The sellers usually have a zero feedback (or low number) and the item descriptions are usually just one line with very few details. This fake Black Beauty is just the latest example. I see several similar ones per week. Most appear to be from different sellers (or accounts at least). Look at this trash : Link - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultra-Rare-Northwest-Africa-7034-Black-Beauty-Meteorite-4-4-Billion-Year-Old/284197312785?hash=item422b7ad911%3Ag%3Ac%7EoAAOSwkd9gN3pk&LH_BIN=1 Here is another fake with a hijacked number - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Martian-Meteorite-NWA-13360-Poikilitic-Shergottite-Peridotitic-1517g-Main-mass-/303898461240?hash=item46c1c28438%3Ag%3AmIwAAOSwK21gNzgl&nma=true&si=8jFRgR%252FCNHlFfOHRbsIc0t2TiWA%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 This seller took down the listing last night - I'm not sure why. I'm also seeing a lot of fake unclassifieds. eBay seems to go through phases with this, and it appears we are in the midst of another active phase for the scammers. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galactic Stone & Ironworks : https://www.galactic-stone.com Twitter : https://twitter.com/GalacticStone Meteorites, Ice Age Fossils, Minerals, and Artifacts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________ 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