[meteorite-list] AD - Not All Lunar Meteorites Are Equal

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 08:46:19 -0700
Message-ID: <479a49ab-32d4-46c5-64d8-b6f912ff8f39_at_centurylink.net>

It reminds me of the China Syndrome when hundreds of terrestrial stones
were sold to collectors as meteorites on eBay. Anything that was dark
and rounded including iron ore was sold to unsuspecting collectors as
meteorites fleecing them out of thousands of dollars. Some of them even
included old looking collection ID cards.

Link to China Syndrome:
http://imca.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=114

It was just a matter of time before fraud spread into all sectors of
meteorite collecting. First it affected irons, then Pallasites, then
falls, then Martians and now Lunar material. The worst part is some
dealers are using the IMCA's good name to distribute untested, unproven
and in some cases fake material completely bypassing protections put in
place by following Meteoritical Society protocols which IMCA members are
supposed to adhere to.

Adam



On 9/6/2017 7:03 AM, Michael Farmer wrote:
> That's worth about $50
>
> Michael Farmer
>
>> On Sep 6, 2017, at 1:36 AM, David Tann <dbtann at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Gents,
>> <image1.JPG>
>>
>>
>> This 2800g IAB Nantan Meteorite was discovered in 1958 in Nantan, Guanxi, Southwest China. The fall was observed and clearly recorded in Chinese historical literature, it happened on 7 June 1516 over an 8 km length of area. Anyone interested please get in touch.
>>
>> David
>> 07771888566
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On 5 Sep 2017, at 17:54, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I agree fully. Great time to buy.
>>>
>>> Michael Farmer
>>>
>>>> On Sep 5, 2017, at 10:31 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Just like Martians were a few years ago when the self-pairing and piggy-backing reached an all time high at around 2012/NWA 7000. And before that, it was falls when some less than honest dealers were substituting NWA material in place of the real thing. I remember Claxton, which I acquired from Michael Blood later selling for less than a $100.00 gram due to a lack in collector confidence.
>>>>
>>>> No meteorite is immune from less than honest business practices. Many
>>>> collectors will not touch anything that post dates 2012 and are very leery of falls.
>>>>
>>>> On the bright side. There is no better time to purchase genuine lunar material with good provenance and laboratory confirmation since the price is sure to go up just like the Martians that were dumped a few years ago.
>>>>
>>>> Adam
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 9/5/2017 8:30 AM, Michael Farmer wrote:
>>>>> You are pissing in the wind. Lunars are about worthless now. Moroccans have dropped the price to less than that of eucrites. I want just in Morocco. I saw kilos and kilos is lunar.
>>>>> Michael Farmer
>>>>>> On Sep 5, 2017, at 9:22 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
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