I called Etsy and informed them about "Newmoonmeteorites" and his fake Lunar rocks. They said they "would investigate his shop listings". Don't know how far that will go as far as removing them. I also saw that there were 3 five star reviews (!) and the Etsy system allowed me to write them direct. I gave them the bad news, a link to Randy Korotev's site, and his quote "No lunar meteorite has yet to be found in the temperate environment of North America or Europe; all were found in deserts of drier continents. You have got a better chance of winning big in the lottery than finding a lunar meteorite." I suggested maybe the could have Etsy get them a refund. That might stir the nest a little as well.
Have a great summer, Daniel Daniel Noyes Genuine Moon & Mars Meteorite Rocks i...@moonmarsrocks.com www.moonmarsrocks.com IMCA #6830 ......................................................... Message: 2 Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 09:49:04 -0700 From: <i...@moonmarsrocks.com> To: "meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fake lunars Message-ID: <20210524094904.b86ea499b59be1b7298b47d2f1127a77.11f0205e1a....@email13.godaddy.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" I guess I shouldn't be surprised to find this, but it is so blatant I felt I should post it here and elsewhere as a red flag.... On Etsy, a seller "Newmoonmeteorites" is offering various sizes of "Lunar granite, from a large strewn field recently discovered in New Hampshire. Chemical analysis of 3 match chemical composition of Lunar basalts, 1 matches Lunar granite, (chemical analysis posted on youtube slideshow, as well as thin sections of fusion crust on 6 small anorthosite and one large basalt)." Here is a link to one of the listings: https://www.etsy.com/.../meteorite-18-gram-lunar... Wow. And some poor suckers are buying his crap. I am going to contact Etsy, don't know if they will do anything about it... Daniel Noyes Genuine Moon & Mars Meteorite Rocks i...@moonmarsrocks.com www.moonmarsrocks.com IMCA #6830 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 13:19:04 -0400 From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritem...@gmail.com> To: i...@moonmarsrocks.com Cc: Meteorite List <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fake lunars Message-ID: <cakbpjw_lbtk8ad_8chruzj62amzcqztw0ivehed1mo_w5q4...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Link was broken, but maybe it was removed. Here is a link to the seller's store. It's full of river rocks and what looks like a handful of misrepresented ordinary chondrites - https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/NEWMOONMETEORITES?ref=l2-about-shopname Thanks for pointing this out Daniel. Etsy members on this list should report these listings. Although, if Etsy is anything like eBay, they won't care. They're probably happy to make the fees on the sales. On 5/24/21, Daniel Noyes via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > I guess I shouldn't be surprised to find this, but it is so blatant I > felt I should post it here and elsewhere as a red flag.... On Etsy, a > seller "Newmoonmeteorites" is offering various sizes of "Lunar granite, > from a large strewn field recently discovered in New Hampshire. Chemical > analysis of 3 match chemical composition of Lunar basalts, 1 matches > Lunar granite, (chemical analysis posted on youtube slideshow, as well > as thin sections of fusion crust on 6 small anorthosite and one large > basalt)." Here is a link to one of the listings: > https://www.etsy.com/.../meteorite-18-gram-lunar... > Wow. And some poor suckers are buying his crap. I am going to contact > Etsy, don't know if they will do anything about it... > > Daniel Noyes > Genuine Moon & Mars Meteorite Rocks > i...@moonmarsrocks.com > www.moonmarsrocks.com > IMCA #6830 > ______________________________________________ > > > ______________________________________________ > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 18:02:15 -0400 From: "Ed Deckert" <edeck...@triad.rr.com> To: "'Galactic Stone & Ironworks'" <meteoritem...@gmail.com>, <i...@moonmarsrocks.com>, <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fake lunars Message-ID: <008a01d750e8$75965460$60c2fd20$@triad.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" This guy has been listing fake Lunars on Etsy for a long time, maybe two years now, and I doubt Etsy cares- as long as they get their piece of the sale. Speaking of his sales, his Etsy page indicates that 8 of these "Lunars" have been sold. It is sad that perhaps up to 8 people have been fooled. -----Original Message----- From: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com> On Behalf Of Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 1:19 PM To: i...@moonmarsrocks.com Cc: Meteorite List <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fake lunars Link was broken, but maybe it was removed. Here is a link to the seller's store. It's full of river rocks and what looks like a handful of misrepresented ordinary chondrites - https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/NEWMOONMETEORITES?ref=l2-about-shopname Thanks for pointing this out Daniel. Etsy members on this list should report these listings. Although, if Etsy is anything like eBay, they won't care. They're probably happy to make the fees on the sales. On 5/24/21, Daniel Noyes via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > I guess I shouldn't be surprised to find this, but it is so blatant I > felt I should post it here and elsewhere as a red flag.... On Etsy, a > seller "Newmoonmeteorites" is offering various sizes of "Lunar > granite, from a large strewn field recently discovered in New > Hampshire. Chemical analysis of 3 match chemical composition of Lunar > basalts, 1 matches Lunar granite, (chemical analysis posted on youtube > slideshow, as well as thin sections of fusion crust on 6 small > anorthosite and one large basalt)." Here is a link to one of the listings: > https://www.etsy.com/.../meteorite-18-gram-lunar... > Wow. And some poor suckers are buying his crap. I am going to contact > Etsy, don't know if they will do anything about it... > > Daniel Noyes > Genuine Moon & Mars Meteorite Rocks > i...@moonmarsrocks.com > www.moonmarsrocks.com > IMCA #6830 > ______________________________________________ > > ------------------------------ ______________________________________________ EXTREMELY RARE MARTIAN AND LUNAR MAIN MASS METEORITES https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/27190/ Coming to auction in Bonhams Meteorites Online sale. Browse 90+ lots of superb planetary meteorite specimens & impact memorabilia, including rare main mass Martian and Lunar meteorites. Bid online May 18-28 at Bonhams : Meteorites Online https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/27190/ ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
