[meteorite-list] Fake "Dhofar 025" Lunars (sold by 'floridacoaster' on Ebay)

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Nov 13 17:57:02 2005
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000002A00003FB1_at_paulinet.de>

Hello Norbert and List,

> You may recall the "floridacoaster" eBay auctions for dirt-cheap "Dhofar
> 025" lunar specimens? If not, here's a link to a copy of one of these
> auctions:

> http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eebaywrong/auction/6531307234.pdf

> The worst part of this whole story is that there is much evidence for
> the fact that this wasn't an innocent mistake by 'floridacoaster' but a
> deliberate act of fraud.

Manfred Dannapfel will be able to tell you more about floridacoaster's
fraudulent practices, things like selling TS wholesale lots "dirt-cheap"
that don't meet the requirements of a scientifically useful thin section.

Stay away from this guy or you will regret it. As Mike Farmer would say,
buy from meteorite dealers that you know and that you can trust in, and
forget about the others!

Good night, my alarm-clock will
bother me in about 6 hours :-(

Bernd
Received on Sun 13 Nov 2005 05:57:00 PM PST