[meteorite-list] Beware of dealing with Fayssal Mezgouri

2016-04-20 Thread Jack Schrader via Meteorite-list
 Fayssal Mezgouri in his most recent email to the list even admits to using the old "bait and switch routine" on his victims. Classic! This is how he bilked me and others out of thousands of dollars. This is how he operates. He does a few small but good deals earning the buyers' trust and

Re: [meteorite-list] Beware of dealing with Fayssal Mezgouri

2016-04-19 Thread Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list
ot; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> To: "PolandMET" <mar...@polandmet.com>; "Mezgouri Fayssal via Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 1:44 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-l

Re: [meteorite-list] Beware of dealing with Fayssal Mezgouri

2016-04-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Mezgouri Fayssal, You appear to be claiming that it is not your responsibility to be certain about what the classifications are for the specimens that you sell. That may be the standard line for Moroccan merchants, but that does not inspire confidence in your future buyers. What you are

Re: [meteorite-list] Beware of dealing with Fayssal Mezgouri

2016-04-19 Thread Mezgouri Fayssal via Meteorite-list
Dear list membres i need to let you know my history  with jack, before we make a deal i send him a sample when he get it he said is agree to take a piece also i still keep this email , in 11/11/2010 so i need to know whay he  said that i cheat him , cuz he had a sample in his hand !! evrybody

Re: [meteorite-list] Beware of dealing with Fayssal Mezgouri

2016-04-19 Thread PolandMET via Meteorite-list
Thanks John. Im not sure how difficult is to recognize fake sword, but recognizing meteorites is rather easy (to me). In this case it was my own fault. I belived to what he write and didnt look on photos close enough. Specimen was too cheap and second it didnt look like 100% diogenite on

Re: [meteorite-list] Beware of dealing with Fayssal Mezgouri

2016-04-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear List, I have blocked him from the Meteorites group on facebook so that he cannot use that as a resources for his scams. It is a shame that the meteorite community continues to be an uncertain place for collectors and merchants to use their hard earned funds. As a collector of antique

Re: [meteorite-list] Beware of dealing with Fayssal Mezgouri

2016-04-19 Thread PolandMET via Meteorite-list
Hi list I have same experienxes. In 2010 I bough from him 1100g surprisingly cheap diogenite and received badly weathered LL6 helle my friend here is the picture of meteorite i have look at the picture and let me know . the big one is 1155 gr Diogenite like NWA1877 kind

Re: [meteorite-list] Beware of dealing with Fayssal Mezgouri

2016-04-18 Thread Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list
Hi Jack, Thanks for the warning. And, I think this speaks a lot to your good character. You went above and beyond to give this man a chance to make things right before you went public. Only after exhausting all other avenues did you take this last step. You did the right thing, and then some.

[meteorite-list] Beware of dealing with Fayssal Mezgouri

2016-04-18 Thread Jack Schrader via Meteorite-list
Dear list members,     Please beware of dealing with this Moroccan dealer.   Five years ago, he cheated me out of $6250.00. I bought what was supposed to be a rare meteorite from him only to receive a weathered H5 chondrite.  For four years I tried to no avail to get my money back even