I don't think assuming 'no one would bother faking something' is the same as meaning they never will, or that something else is consiquentaly genuine because of the low likely hood.
This is like applying the same logic that some doctors use, when they say 'you don't have X wrong with you because its 'very unlikely' The market for indochinites world wide is colossal there are thousands and thousands of gem shops world wide to sell to, believe me they [do] fake tektites, and I doubt most everyday people would even know the difference, if they can make a ton of tektites for a few dollars then it is worth it. Recycled glass is very cheap... Anyway not wishing to cause panic here, I'm fairly confident 99%+ of tektites are perfectly ok, just be careful buying from people you don't know about is all. Best Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Gilmer Sent: 13 February 2009 00:43 To: Mark Crawford Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bogus indochinites? Are they or aren't they? Hi Mark, After discussion with several list members, I agreed that the motivation to offer fake moldavite is much different than fake indochinites. Given that either could be faked with about the same effort, why would anyone manufacture a fake indochinite that sells cheaply to start with? If I was buying perfect australite buttons, I'd be alot more weary. When I received these, I examined them closely using every method at my limited disposal - using criteria I learned on a few websites pointed out to me by list members. I'm confident it's the real thing because I have a real one I bought from a trusted source and it's identical in character. If you want, I can mail you one of the ones I got from the Hong Kong moldavite faker. I'd be interested to hear another opinion on it besides my own. Contact me offlist if you want a piece of it. FWIW, I won't be purchasing any more tektites from this particular vendor - because of the moldavite issue, which I was unaware of at the time of the original purchase. Best regards, MikeG ......................................................... Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network. Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com .......................................................... --- On Thu, 2/12/09, Mark Crawford <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Mark Crawford <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bogus indochinites? Are they or aren't they? > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 6:36 PM > Michael Gilmer wrote: > > I posted about some indochinites that I bought from a > vendor in Hong Kong. After doing some research on > > the seller, I discovered that he had been red-flagged > in the past for selling fake moldavite. Well, they arrived. > And they are real. > I don't want to sound over-cynical here, but you sound > like you're saying you bought material from a > known-faker, but you're now happy that what you bought > was genuine. > > Surely either the known-faker statement is inaccurate, or > the now-known-genuine claim is at best dubious? > > ? > > -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us. Email [email protected]. You should not copy or use this email or attachment(s) for any purpose nor disclose their contents to any other person. GENERAL STATEMENT: Southern Scientific Ltd's computer systems may be monitored and communications carried on them recorded, to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes. Registered address Rectory Farm Rd, Sompting, Lancing, W Sussex BN15 0DP. Company No 1800317 ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
