[meteorite-list] Ebay Buyer Bewares

From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:22:33 -0800
Message-ID: <93aaac890701282022v58429432u3b0b7840ce1c5158_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hello Again All,
Just a follow up regarding Bouse - a few comparison pictures for you.

<http://www.strufe.net/Homepage-Verkaufsbilder/NWA869-22,594gr-VS.jpg>

<http://www.alaska.net/~meteor/NWA869.htm>

The lighting's a tad bright in the first image and the slices done up by
Eric Twelker have been cleaned, I know, but have a good look at the nice
dark grey matrix with lighter clasts...very NWA 869esque if you've seen any
amount of the material.
Then have a look at 'Bouse.'

<
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-BOUSE-Meteorite-SLICE-L4-6-chondrite-very-limited_W0QQitemZ230080307115QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>

Identical? Well, yes.
Anyone else have some input - or better pictures?
Regards,
Jason


On 1/28/07, Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello All,
> Just a heads up - if you couldn't tell from the description, this one's a
> scam.
>
> _http://cgi.ebay.com/Meteorite-3-229-Grams-Solid-Iron-Meteorite-WOW_W0QQitemZ230084232264QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> _
>
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/Meteorite-3-229-Grams-Solid-Iron-Meteorite-WOW_W0QQitemZ230084232264QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> >
>
> While at the U of Az this summer, I was told a bit of info about this
> piece, it's visual characteristics, and the hesitance of the owner to get it
> chemically tested. It looks like a pretty flaky Canyon Diablo in person,
> and the owner claims to have found it...in its already wire-brushed form ;)
> I don't know about the crap they said regarding molds that have been put
> on display - none were.
> $.30/g for a biggish CD is a bit high for me....I think most would agree.
>
> Oh - and have a look at what's quite possibly the most expensive Nantan
> (by weight anyways) to ever hit Ebay...
>
> _http://cgi.ebay.com/Meteorite-Stoney-Meteor-Extraterrestrial-Troilite_W0QQitemZ320074247924QQihZ011QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> _
>
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/Meteorite-Stoney-Meteor-Extraterrestrial-Troilite_W0QQitemZ320074247924QQihZ011QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> >
>
> To voice another of my suspicions, does anyone notice a similarity to NWA
> 869?
>
> _http://cgi.ebay.com/New-BOUSE-Meteorite-SLICE-L4-6-chondrite-very-limited_W0QQitemZ230080307115QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> _
>
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/New-BOUSE-Meteorite-SLICE-L4-6-chondrite-very-limited_W0QQitemZ230080307115QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> >
>
> Just wondering - after all, the individual that went a few weeks ago on
> Ebay looked identical to countless beautifully desert varnished individuals
> of NWA 869 that I've seen in Moroccans' trays - and laying about my desk.
> The fact that this slice is also visually indistinguishable from 869 makes
> me somewhat more sure of my suspicions.
> Mind you, I have no evidence to prove that it isn't a new Arizona find.
> In my personal opinion, however, if it looks and smells like a particular
> meteorite, odds are...
> Well, you know what I mean - always use your noggin with Ebay.
>
> Regards,
> Jason
>
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