[meteorite-list] Ash Creek=stony iron?!_at_#

From: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:02:39 -0800
Message-ID: <SNT117-W58DAAF2795F6AB119FFD9DD2310_at_phx.gbl>

Yes there are two pictures - completely different color/shading of the same picture.

I was thinking... what if just 'one' happened to turn out to be a meteorite.

$20 ... not bad.

Greg S.

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> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:49:48 -0800
> From: mlblood at cox.net
> To: eric at meteoritesusa.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ash Creek=stony iron?!_at_#
>
> I am a bit confused:
> I followed the link and saw the photo used in the sale AND
> Another photo where all the stones looked very highly weathered.
> I know from experience some people use Photoshop to drop color
> And make even a rusty S-A appear "perfect" - but they have an
> Unnatural blackness to them one can easily recognize after seeing
> This a couple of times.
> My question is: where did the full color "rusty" specimens
> Photo come from?
> A second question is - even the weathered ones look like true
> Meteorites (except the glossy looking one), so, how has it been concluded
> These are not meteorites or even meteorites from Ash Creek?
> RSVP
> Thanks, Michael
>
>
> On 3/11/10 3:40 PM, "Eric Wichman" wrote:
>
>> Someone needs to contact the winning bidder and notify them that what
>> they purchased was not meteorites. Then notify Ebay of the auction.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Eric
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/11/2010 3:22 PM, Linton Rohr wrote:
>>> He sure does, Ken.
>>> Thanks for that link.
>>> Looks like a couple people didn't know any better.
>>> The winning bid was only $20 though. But that's $20 too much.
>>> Linton
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Newton"
>>> To: "Linton Rohr"
>>> Cc:
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:55 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ash Creek=stony iron?!_at_#
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> He has a history:
>>>> http://meteorite-identification.com/ebay/SSeller/pwrsllrextrme.html
>>>> best,
>>>> kn
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Linton Rohr
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Greetings list.
>>>>> Very interesting batch of "West Texas stony iron chondrites" here on
>>>>> e-bay.
>>>>> Many of them look like they've been lying along a creek for a few
>>>>> decades.
>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120541335542&ssPageName=
>>>>> STRK:MEWAX:IT
>>>>>
>>>>> Happy bidding!
>>>>> Linton
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