[meteorite-list] meteorite or not?

From: Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:21:50 -0700
Message-ID: <CAH_zgwEi_c5tWBKG8ZOx3uqypbw7thJ=jXi8nDnBXjTjzCrEqw_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Mike!

It's sad. This person has a 100% rating too! Would be interesting to
see what kind of responses others would get from this person.

Jim Wooddell


On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
<meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
>> "Thank you for your information,It is an iron meteorite,I bought from
>> other seller who said like this also,We haven't done any tests about
>> it.But it is not rock.Many thanks.
>
> Translation -
>
> "Thank you for peeing into the wind. ?I don't care what you say or how
> much you know about meteorites. ?We don't care to do any tests,
> because they will confirm that our specimens are bogus. ?Many thanks."
>
> Any person with an ounce of experience and has done their homework can
> take one look at these specimens and discern that they are not
> meteorites. ?A blind man could make that determination from looking at
> the photos.
>
> Sadly, sellers like this prey on newbies, trusting folk, and people
> shopping for big bargains. ?And they will continue to do so until the
> proverbial cows come home. ?eBay will not put a stop to these auctions
> and the rest of us are powerless to stop them also.
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
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> On 7/13/11, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Good evening all!
>>
>> Here is the response I received from this person selling the rock...
>> ----------------
>> "Thank you for your information,It is an iron meteorite,I bought from
>> other seller who said like this also,We haven't done any tests about
>> it.But it is not rock.Many thanks.
>>
>> - crystal-sphere9"
>> -----------------
>>
>> FYI
>>
>> Jim Wooddell
>>
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>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Richard Montgomery
>> <rickmont at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Jonathan....I think one paddles upstream.
>>>
>>> :>))
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan E. Dongell"
>>> <jdongell at cox.net>
>>> To: <m42protosun at t-online.de>; <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 5:21 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite or not?
>>>
>>>
>>>> M22protosun,
>>>> Did the same thing when I began collecting. Bought several, sold as:
>>>> "iron/nickel meterites".... : ^ (
>>>> Question..... How did you track the source to "Mekong River"?
>>>> Jonathan
>>>> ICMA 3922
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "m42protosun"
>>>> <m42protosun at t-online.de>
>>>> To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 6:25 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite or not?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi list,
>>>>> when I started collecting meteorites I had bought such item fron an IMCA
>>>>> member as "NANTAN". The reality is that it is "Mekong River Iron" . The
>>>>> simple negative ?Ni-Test shows that it ?contain not yet more than
>>>>> 0.00001
>>>>> ppm Ni metal, a MUST of iron containing meteorites.
>>>>> m42protosun
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original-Nachricht-----
>>>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite or not?
>>>>> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:05:33 +0200
>>>>> From: Dan Furlan <danfurlan at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: met-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not 100% sure but i don't think this item on ebay is a meteorite
>>>>> 120738890611
>>>>>
>>>>> link to item:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/2-6LB-Original-Iron-Meteorite-Specimen-China-/120738890611?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1c994373
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