Meteorite List Archives for [meteorite-list] CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY

Meteorite "Certificates of Authenticity" are mainly just a marketing tool
to appeal to the general public, as in many cases they are printed by the
seller, so they are no different from any other seller-issued "product
guarantee", and are in fact unnecessary because, in most countries,
commercial law obliges sellers to provide accurate labeling for their
merchandise. So an honest seller will compensate a buyer for any
identification mistakes with or without a "certificate", and a dishonest
seller's "certificates" were worthless to begin with.
So at least in my personal opinion what I need from the seller is a *label*,
the more detailed the better, and using words like "Certificate of
Authenticity" does not impress me at all nor add any extra value to a
specimen.

On Sun, 24 Jul 2022 at 09:24, Maurizio Eltri via Meteorite-list <
meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:

>
> Some sell meteorites with a CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY document,
> maybe I'm wrong, but a "CERTIFICATION OF AUTHENTICITY" document
> shouldn't be issued only by a specific body that is legally
> recognized? Such as GIA, IGI, HRD for diamonds? A simple WARRANTY
> DOCUMENT is no longer appropriate for meteorites?
>
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