Here is the response from my second response to this person... ------------------ "Thank you for your information,Perhaps you are right.I can not prove it as i am not stone's scientist or expert,I am just a reseller.Please understanding.Thank you again.
- crystal-sphere9" -------------------- On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:21 AM, Jim Wooddell <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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