[meteorite-list] A fine line

From: marsroxx_at_theofficenet.com <marsroxx_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:18 2004
Message-ID: <1038366703.3de437ef28be4_at_webmail.theofficenet.com>

Dear Russ,

My feeling is that if you are foolish enough to buy a meteorite that has not
been documented by a lab, then you get what you pay for. You may have nothing
or you may have a rare meteorite.

Alan Gayda

Quoting LabNEMS <staff_at_meteorlab.com>:

> List:
>
> It's a "fine line".
>
> Ok, no pun intended here on the description of the below offered
> "meteorite".
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=740832733
>
> It appears that this person is presenting, what they believe is, a
> meteorite.
> The wording in their description seems to cover themselves if it's not.
>
> If sold, regardless of the amount, is this fraudulent if it turns out to be
> terrestrial in origin (note that the heading is "South Texas Meteorite -
> 36+ kilograms" )?
>
> Opinions?
>
> Russ K., NEMS
> www.meteorlab.com
>
>
Received on Tue 26 Nov 2002 10:11:43 PM PST