And notice that he spells "meteorite", "origin" and "weight" wrong on the certificate! And what does the "specimen weight" mean? Is that the specimen that is being sold? Obviously not 1655 grams! Or is that the TKW? Or is that the size of the specimen that was tested before they sliced off this specimen? It's amazing that fraud can proliferate like this without someone throwing them in jail. I wish eBay could crack down on people like this (no jail time, but boot them off of eBay). Even if this guy was innocent and was sold the specimen and COA by someone else, he should still be reprimanded because he obviously doesn't have a reputable source and doesn't care.
Regards, Bob -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Gilmer Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 8:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 52, Issue 9 Hi All! Check out the other items on the seller's list. There is a very suspect "iron" meteorite he is currently offering with the same sort of bogus credentials. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150213150487 On a more genuine note, I was quite pleased to win this today from Mr. Hupe's eBay offerings. It's my first Martian specimen for my growing collection. :) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140203154083 Regards, Mike in Louisiana -------------------------------------- Message: 13 Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:51:38 +0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Bandli) Subject: [meteorite-list] Not an Aubrite To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] st.net> This is ridiculous: http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ160205758255 Obviously not an Aubrite as advertised. Not even Murchison (looks like CV3). And what is 'Space Research Corporation?' The only info I can find is of a notorious arms smuggling company. I emailed the seller and told him that it is not an aubrite and that he would be ripping off some poor new meteorite collector if it sells. The seller doesn't believe me because he has a 'COA' and claims that he has received dozens of offers to end his auction early for $400. Come on! Scam... By the way... COA is usually an acronym for: FAKE. Bored and waiting for my plane, Mike ------------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
