[meteorite-list] Suspicious (ok, flat out fraud) Allende on eBay

From: hall at meteorhall.com <hall_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:49:39 -0500
Message-ID: <a68686c2135031de1a17bc978244590c.squirrel_at_emailmg.ipage.com>

I like the "Widmansttaten pattern" in the lunar regolith. So what we have
here is another LUNATIC on the loose. Let us hope that he finds himself in
jail next year.
Fred


> Hi Mendy,
> the Allende hasn't been pulled yet. At least not here in Australia.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/d29xruz
>
> Cheers
> Werner Schroer
> Australia
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mendy Ouzillou
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 6:50 AM
> To: Mendy Ouzillou
> Cc: meteorite list
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Suspicious (ok, flat out fraud) Allende on
> eBay
>
> The suspicious Allende has been pulled. Looks like kidcentavo got nervous
> regarding my inquiry. Adding his name to my s-hit list.
>
> Mendy Ouzillou
>
> On Dec 29, 2012, at 11:09 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou" <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/157-1-gram-Allende-Carbonaceous-Chondrite-Meteorite-
> from-Chihuahua-Mexico-/330850675605?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d083cab9
> 5
> I sent him an email asking who he originally bought the specimen from. Am
> curious to see his response.
> Had a thought regarding fraudulent sellers on eBay. We should make a list
> of
> these people and make sure they cannot buy specimens from us. Here is my
> logic. Seems like some of these scammers buy genuine items to lend
> credibility to their other not-so-genuine items listed for sale. I for one
> do not want anything I sell to be used as part of someone else's
> fraudulent
> activity. I will start putting a list together and I'll send it out to
> everyone who wants it. I will block these eBayers from buying from me.
> If you want to be amused by someone completely delusional, read the
> description for this "moon" rock. I feel bad for Dr. Korotev for having
> to
> put up with this kind of BS.
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Meteorite-/190777042426?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkp
> arms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D45038637
> 28672966212%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D330850675605%26
> Regards,
> Mendy
>
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