[meteorite-list] eBay fraud - not a meteorite

From: Ron <faceter01_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:42:31 -0500
Message-ID: <BAY130-DAV1513A139B6A6172CA6C68EAC5C0_at_phx.gbl>

I collect minerals as well as meteorites, and yeah, that's a massive,
obviously not gem quality beryl crystal both of which are found in Maine. It
looks to be terminated and does have nice hexagonal crystalization, but it's
not a meteorite.
Worse part is, he has two bids on it.
To add further insult to injury is the $14.00 shipping.

Ron


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Loeffler" <bobl at peaktopeak.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 3:06 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] eBay fraud - not a meteorite


> Hi,
>
> Here's an eBay fraud (some of you might already know about it). It is
item
> #330197565397. The guy says it's a meteorite that was found in Maine but
it
> looks exactly like a bad quality beryl crystal. Beryl crystals are
> prismatic and hexagonal (they have six sides, not including their
> termination sides) and Maine is very famous for their beryl mines.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob
>
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Received on Wed 19 Dec 2007 08:42:31 AM PST