[meteorite-list] meteorite or not?

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:15:52 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW80xnC4mxANT7kPgyJJ+pJdxcRPaps3NLjnugwsiK7aMA_at_mail.gmail.com>

> "Thank you for your information,It is an iron meteorite,I bought from
> other seller who said like this also,We haven't done any tests about
> it.But it is not rock.Many thanks.

Translation -

"Thank you for peeing into the wind. I don't care what you say or how
much you know about meteorites. We don't care to do any tests,
because they will confirm that our specimens are bogus. Many thanks."

Any person with an ounce of experience and has done their homework can
take one look at these specimens and discern that they are not
meteorites. A blind man could make that determination from looking at
the photos.

Sadly, sellers like this prey on newbies, trusting folk, and people
shopping for big bargains. And they will continue to do so until the
proverbial cows come home. eBay will not put a stop to these auctions
and the rest of us are powerless to stop them also.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 7/13/11, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good evening all!
>
> Here is the response I received from this person selling the rock...
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> "Thank you for your information,It is an iron meteorite,I bought from
> other seller who said like this also,We haven't done any tests about
> it.But it is not rock.Many thanks.
>
> - crystal-sphere9"
> -----------------
>
> FYI
>
> Jim Wooddell
>
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> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Richard Montgomery
> <rickmont at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Jonathan....I think one paddles upstream.
>>
>> :>))
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan E. Dongell"
>> <jdongell at cox.net>
>> To: <m42protosun at t-online.de>; <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 5:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite or not?
>>
>>
>>> M22protosun,
>>> Did the same thing when I began collecting. Bought several, sold as:
>>> "iron/nickel meterites".... : ^ (
>>> Question..... How did you track the source to "Mekong River"?
>>> Jonathan
>>> ICMA 3922
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "m42protosun"
>>> <m42protosun at t-online.de>
>>> To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 6:25 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite or not?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi list,
>>>> when I started collecting meteorites I had bought such item fron an IMCA
>>>> member as "NANTAN". The reality is that it is "Mekong River Iron" . The
>>>> simple negative  Ni-Test shows that it  contain not yet more than
>>>> 0.00001
>>>> ppm Ni metal, a MUST of iron containing meteorites.
>>>> m42protosun
>>>>
>>>> -----Original-Nachricht-----
>>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite or not?
>>>> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:05:33 +0200
>>>> From: Dan Furlan <danfurlan at gmail.com>
>>>> To: met-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>
>>>> I'm not 100% sure but i don't think this item on ebay is a meteorite
>>>> 120738890611
>>>>
>>>> link to item:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/2-6LB-Original-Iron-Meteorite-Specimen-China-/120738890611?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1c994373
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