[meteorite-list] "Weston" on e-bay

From: Thunder Stone <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:43:13 -0800
Message-ID: <SNT117-W613BA6FF1B5D645B5D3E37D2390_at_phx.gbl>

Looks like botryoidal Hematite to me

Lot's of bids too.

Greg S.

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> Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:26:45 -0500
> From: meteoritemike at gmail.com
> To: voyagebotanica at hotmail.com
> CC: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Weston" on e-bay
>
> There's really not much point in notifying eBay about it. They won't
> do anything about it. Been there, done that a hundred times.
> Unfortunately.
>
>
>
> On 11/18/10, michael cottingham wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > Over the 10+ years I have been selling and trading meteorites, I have owned
> > over 500 grams of Weston... THAT IS NOT WESTON! I am sooooooooooo tired of
> > these people on ebay trying their scams...trying to make a quick
> > buck......... thinking every damn rock in their yard is a million dollar
> > meteorite......... Yeah times have sure changed in the world of meteorites.
> > The tip of the ice berg... just the tip of things to come. No wonder most
> > of us are packing up and leaving ebay one by one.
> > Best Wishes
> > Michael Cottingham
> > ----------------------------------------
> >> Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:15:29 -0600
> >> From: lintonius at earthlink.net
> >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Weston" on e-bay
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi folks.
> >> I'll readily admit to being one of the lesser knowledgable members of this
> >> fine list, but these Weston specimens being offered on e-bay sure don't
> >> look like the piece I have. Or any chondrites I have for that matter.
> >> Is some poor sucker bidding on slag here?
> >> Linton
> >>
> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390261289839&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
> >>
> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390261294519&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
> >>
> >>
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