[meteorite-list] Ebay M-wrong

From: Michael Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:50 2004
Message-ID: <3CE6AA07.15C8_at_cox.net>

Hi Rafael and all,
        What do other members of the IMCA think of adopting a policy
encouraging all members to include a statement when posting to
eBay along the lines of:
        "Member of IMCA" BEWARE non-IMCA members offering
"meteorites" on eBay that are NOT meteoritic. Buy only from
IMCA dealers and fellow collectors to insure what you are
getting IS actually a meteorite, not a 'meteorwrong!'"
        Without such a statement, the IMCA function is fairly impotent
on eBay. This, at least, would cause buyers to consider/reconsider
crapola offered from non-members & since membership is open
to anyone committed to legitimate practices, I don't know how
there could be any objection.
        What do people think?
        RSVP
        Thanks, Michael PS: Let's keep it on the list - won't do much good
to email me, personally, on this issue.

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Rafael Blando Torres wrote:
> 
> I think its a tektite too, is there anybody on the net who controls a little
> bit ebays??..it seems almost anyone can post a garden rock or some stupid
> thing and claim its a meteorite, and win some money.
> 
> For example, we as meteorite collectors know what a meteorite looks like or
> at least we know where to buy meteoritesĦĦĦĦĦĦĦ, but an uninformed person
> cannot tell a difference and can buy a simple rock thinking its a meteorite.
> My friends always say: "how do you know its a meteorite and not a garden
> rock?" and I always reply them: I buy them from reputable dealersĦĦĦĦĦĦ
> 
> Can we do somthing to prevent these frauds???
> 
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