[meteorite-list] steelhorse1994 fake rocks reappear as "Mars dust"

From: info at moonmarsrocks.com <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 13:44:28 -0700
Message-ID: <20140208134428.b86ea499b59be1b7298b47d2f1127a77.e3e9e11a6e.wbe_at_email13.secureserver.net>

Hello all,

We have a listing on ebay selling "Mars dust specks" that are made from
pieces of the fake rocks out of the old displays of steelhorse1994:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260853112578#ht_1544wt_853
The second photo in the listing shows the unmistakable steelhorse1994
display.

I wrote the guy and informed him of the problem and suggested he stop
selling them and recall the ones he has sold. Apparently this seller
buys displays from various sources and breaks the rocks up into
microscopic tiny dust pieces(dust is right, you can barely see them) and
then resells them. He also has a current listing for Moon dust specks
but those are derived from a legitimate source. I don't know if he has
previously sold Moon specks that were from fake displays as well.
Steelhorse1994 is like a bad coin that keeps popping up.

Best regards,
Daniel

Daniel Noyes
Genuine Moon & Mars Meteorite Rocks
info at moonmarsrocks.com
www.moonmarsrocks.com
Received on Sat 08 Feb 2014 03:44:28 PM PST