[meteorite-list] meteorite or not?

From: Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:24:34 -0700
Message-ID: <CAH_zgwFrQt8mw+Z7jsf3YsprrpO30URMm1J9AG+PmG3R7nTTMQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

Here is the response from my second response to this person...

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"Thank you for your information,Perhaps you are right.I can not prove
it as i am not stone's scientist or expert,I am just a reseller.Please
understanding.Thank you again.

- crystal-sphere9"

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On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:21 AM, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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>>
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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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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