[meteorite-list] Fw: Blue/Green Moon Dust in a capsule ended on ebay item # 200401095288

From: Brian Cox <searchingforfun_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:14:05 -0600
Message-ID: <BD498C5A93E54F6BB1EF289C5379F4E6_at_user6e6e286533>

Part of what really angers me about this Turquoise-colored Moon Dust is that
if you look at the ebay auction he included a photo copy of a Business Week,
May 23, 1996 article that has a paragraph about Robert Haag's 1.35 carat
Calcalong Creek lunar meteorite up for auction. He was using that with Bob's
good name and that old 1996 auction as part of his ploy to sell this stuff.
I honestly feel that the seller was obviously trying to attract us
"Meteorite Collectors" but since he spelled "meteorite" wrong and put in his
listing the words:

"NOT A METEROITE" with that incorrect spelling, that most of us didn't
see the auction when we searched ebay for meteorites and didn't come up with
this crazy auction.

Have a great day!!!

Brian


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Cox" <searchingforfun at sbcglobal.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 10:29 AM
Subject: Blue/Green Moon Dust in a capsule ended on ebay item # 200401095288


> Everyone might want to have a laugh or a cry at the ridiculous ebay
> listing of the blue/green sticky candy looking Moon Dust (should I say
> candy in a stick or Pop-rocks moon dust????) listing on ebay item #
> 200401095288 by seller 16apollo16
>
> NASA does not allow any moon dust out into public hands as I am aware. I
> don't ever remember REAL moon dust being a blue/green color!
>
> The listing ended last night Nov. 8, at $404.00 with 15 bids, but you can
> still look at it under the item # 200401095288
>
> This is the listing title below. Seller might want to check their spelling
> of "meteorite" and change that to "Meteorite" ;-)

> LUNAR MOON ROCK SOIL DUST--RARE & HISTORIC--APOLLO 16-
> LUNAR SOIL FROM APOLLO 16 FLIGHT----NOT A METEROITE----
> .
>
> Enjoy the day, and hopefully you can see the Real, correct color of the
> moon tonight.
>
> Brian
>
> IMCA # 6387
Received on Mon 09 Nov 2009 04:14:05 PM PST