[meteorite-list] Ash Creek the most expensive ordinary chondrite?‏

From: countdeiro at earthlink.net <countdeiro_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:57:45 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <6731660.1257263865609.JavaMail.root_at_wamui-cynical.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

Good morning, afternoon, or evening...as the case may be,

The ersatz material Jason called attention to this morning proves the adage "that a sucker is born every minute."

These frauds are damaging to all who are engaged in the field of meteoritics whether it's collecting, study, display, trade or sale, as a avacation or lively hood.

The question is...do the experts on the List feel any obligation to take more comprehensive action to inform the potential victims of these rascals? And what would those actions be if a Listee was so inclined?

Count Deiro

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 2, 2009 10:21 PM
>To: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ash Creek the most expensive ordinary chondrite??
>
>The only fakes that I could find were listed here:
>
>http://shop.ebay.com/oldschool-av/m.html?_nkw=meteorite&_sacat=0&_trksid=p3911.m270.l1313&_odkw=&_osacat=0
>
>But they hardly look like meteorites at all - same goes for the rest
>of the crap "oldschool-av" is selling. The oxide specimens to look
>like oxide, but that's about it - even his impatite specimens are
>crap.
>Best to stay away from his auctions...
>Jason
>
>2009/11/2 al mitt <almitt at kconline.com>:
>> Hi Melanie and all,
>>
>> Noblesville, Indiana is priced around $125 to $200 if you can find it. Sold
>> for that when it came on the market about ten years ago. Low total weight
>> usually makes a find or fall higher price.
>>
>> Watch out for the frauds putting look alike Ash Creek on eBay. Best!
>>
>> --AL Mitterling
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melanie Matthews"
>> <spacewoman2775 at hotmail.com>
>> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 6:15 PM
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Ash Creek the most expensive ordinary chondrite??
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Could Ash Creek/West Texas be the most expensive ordinary chondrite on
>>> the meteorite market (or one of the most expensive)? They seem to cost way
>>> more than Buzzard Coulees..
>>> Sure it is still a pretty resent observed fall, but I get blown away by
>>> the prices per gram... Is it also because of its somewhat 'marbled'
>>> matrix?
>>>
>>> Guess it would be some time before I could obtain a decent specimen.. :D
>>>
>>> -----------
>>> Melanie
>>> IMCA: 2975
>>> eBay: metmel2775
>>> Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
>>
>>
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