[meteorite-list] fake/bogus ebay auctions

From: Joe Kerchner <skyrockmeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:18:25 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <999104.77050.qm_at_web43411.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

Thanks Ted, Ill post it on the SkyRock cafe today. Thanks for the heads up.

Best,
Joe Kerchner
http://illinoismeteorites.com
http://skyrockcafe.com



----- Original Message ----
From: ted brattstrom <volcanoted at yahoo.com>
To: Joe Kerchner <skyrockmeteorites at yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 9:48:56 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] fake/bogus ebay auctions


Aloha -

Not being a registered member, and I don't really need another bunch of stuff to read - I noticed:

'albert_yap' - Rare Nepal Himalayas Chondrite Meteorite Sky Stone II


What he has there is a (not so Rare) Akaash Dhunga = Sky Stone. Local story is that they are associated with Lightning/Thunder, often "plough up the ground", and are found at the end of a ploughed up area...

They become religious objects...

Interestingly - they are all in the shape of / similar to, small adze/axes reminiscent of the neolithic... I have a small collection of them that I got when I returned to Nepal in 1988 - I worked there as a Peace Corps volunteer, and hadn't seen one when I was there '78-82 ... in '88 one or two stores in Kathmandu had a few.

Alas - they are not magnetic (though, Maybe I should go back and check my stash with a stronger magnet)

While it would be cool if they really were meteorites - I doubt it :-) :-)

To his credit - Sky Stones - is the local name... chondrite, however, is dubious.

You are welcome to post that on the Cafe... and if you need pics of a selection of them, let me know.

cheers - Ted Brattstrom

--- On Sun, 8/16/09, Joe Kerchner <skyrockmeteorites at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Joe Kerchner <skyrockmeteorites at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] fake/bogus ebay auctions
> To: "meteorite list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009, 1:02 PM
> hello listees,
> A heads up to everyone, you can see and or
> list any ebay auctions that are suspect and are selling
> bogus stones and trying to pass them off as meteorites or
> listing them as something other than what they are.
> If you see a seller listing a meteorite for
> something other than what it really is or a fake, it would
> be helpful to newbies and everyone for you to post a link to
> that auction here:
> http://illinoismeteorites.com/cgi-bin/board/YaBB.pl?board=ebay
> Thanks,
> Joe Kerchner
> http://illinoismeteorites.com
> http://skyrock.com
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