Hi Mike! It's sad. This person has a 100% rating too! Would be interesting to see what kind of responses others would get from this person.
Jim Wooddell On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks <[email protected]> wrote: >> "Thank you for your information,It is an iron meteorite,I bought from >> other seller who said like this also,We haven't done any tests about >> it.But it is not rock.Many thanks. > > Translation - > > "Thank you for peeing into the wind. I don't care what you say or how > much you know about meteorites. We don't care to do any tests, > because they will confirm that our specimens are bogus. Many thanks." > > Any person with an ounce of experience and has done their homework can > take one look at these specimens and discern that they are not > meteorites. A blind man could make that determination from looking at > the photos. > > Sadly, sellers like this prey on newbies, trusting folk, and people > shopping for big bargains. And they will continue to do so until the > proverbial cows come home. eBay will not put a stop to these auctions > and the rest of us are powerless to stop them also. > > Best regards, > > MikeG > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer) > > Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com > Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my > News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 > Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone > EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > On 7/13/11, Jim Wooddell <[email protected]> wrote: >> Good evening all! >> >> Here is the response I received from this person selling the rock... >> ---------------- >> "Thank you for your information,It is an iron meteorite,I bought from >> other seller who said like this also,We haven't done any tests about >> it.But it is not rock.Many thanks. >> >> - crystal-sphere9" >> ----------------- >> >> FYI >> >> Jim Wooddell >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Richard Montgomery >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Jonathan....I think one paddles upstream. >>> >>> :>)) >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan E. Dongell" >>> <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 5:21 PM >>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite or not? >>> >>> >>>> M22protosun, >>>> Did the same thing when I began collecting. Bought several, sold as: >>>> "iron/nickel meterites".... : ^ ( >>>> Question..... How did you track the source to "Mekong River"? >>>> Jonathan >>>> ICMA 3922 >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "m42protosun" >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 6:25 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite or not? >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi list, >>>>> when I started collecting meteorites I had bought such item fron an IMCA >>>>> member as "NANTAN". The reality is that it is "Mekong River Iron" . The >>>>> simple negative Ni-Test shows that it contain not yet more than >>>>> 0.00001 >>>>> ppm Ni metal, a MUST of iron containing meteorites. >>>>> m42protosun >>>>> >>>>> -----Original-Nachricht----- >>>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite or not? >>>>> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:05:33 +0200 >>>>> From: Dan Furlan <[email protected]> >>>>> To: met-list <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> I'm not 100% sure but i don't think this item on ebay is a meteorite >>>>> 120738890611 >>>>> >>>>> link to item: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/2-6LB-Original-Iron-Meteorite-Specimen-China-/120738890611?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1c994373 >>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>> Visit the Archives at >>>>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >>>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Postfach fast voll? 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