Meteorite "Certificates of Authenticity" are mainly just a marketing tool to appeal to the general public, as in many cases they are printed by the seller, so they are no different from any other seller-issued "product guarantee", and are in fact unnecessary because, in most countries, commercial law obliges sellers to provide accurate labeling for their merchandise. So an honest seller will compensate a buyer for any identification mistakes with or without a "certificate", and a dishonest seller's "certificates" were worthless to begin with. So at least in my personal opinion what I need from the seller is a *label*, the more detailed the better, and using words like "Certificate of Authenticity" does not impress me at all nor add any extra value to a specimen.
On Sun, 24 Jul 2022 at 09:24, Maurizio Eltri via Meteorite-list < meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > Some sell meteorites with a CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY document, > maybe I'm wrong, but a "CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY" document > shouldn't be issued only by a specific body that is legally > recognized? Such as GIA, IGI, HRD for diamonds? A simple WARRANTY > DOCUMENT is no longer appropriate for meteorites? > > > -- > Questa e-mail รจ stata controllata per individuare virus con Avast > antivirus. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >
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