[meteorite-list] meteorite or not?

From: Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:00:12 -0700
Message-ID: <CAH_zgwFQHHsXenuFaT9dXS-8zrrVzFxw7j+Oj56gwuqL_EPXNA_at_mail.gmail.com>

Here is another response....


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"Hello,Again,I was wondering take them off my site or rename them
after a few days.Please give me time to think it.Thank you for your
help.In fact,Many sellers are selling this stones.Blessings!

- crystal-sphere9"
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More people need to "educate" this person!

Jim Wooddell


On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:24 AM, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is the response from my second response to this person...
>
> ------------------
> "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"
>
> --------------------
>
> 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
>>>
>>> --
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer)
>>>
>>> Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com
>>> Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my
>>> News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516
>>> Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone
>>> EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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