[meteorite-list] Suspicious (ok, flat out fraud) Allende on eBay

From: Richard Montgomery <rickmont_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:17:26 -0800
Message-ID: <79E7550E246B4642B506065271BCE085_at_bosoheadPC>

Werner, thanks for that update, I've now "added" this fraud to my ebay
watch-list....
The kicker will be to see if it disappears.

Hmmmm...perhaps this chipped terrestrial back-yard-under-the-swingset-stone
was thrown at someone in Allende??

har-hars and sad reality,
Richard M


----- Original Message -----
From: "W&S Schroer" <schroer at bigpond.com>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Suspicious (ok, flat out fraud) Allende on
eBay


> Hi Mendy,
> the Allende hasn't been pulled yet. At least not here in Australia.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/d29xruz
>
> Cheers
> Werner Schroer
> Australia
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mendy Ouzillou
> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 6:50 AM
> To: Mendy Ouzillou
> Cc: meteorite list
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Suspicious (ok, flat out fraud) Allende on
> eBay
>
> The suspicious Allende has been pulled. Looks like kidcentavo got nervous
> regarding my inquiry. Adding his name to my s-hit list.
>
> Mendy Ouzillou
>
> On Dec 29, 2012, at 11:09 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou" <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/157-1-gram-Allende-Carbonaceous-Chondrite-Meteorite-
> from-Chihuahua-Mexico-/330850675605?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d083cab9
> 5
> I sent him an email asking who he originally bought the specimen from. Am
> curious to see his response.
> Had a thought regarding fraudulent sellers on eBay. We should make a list
> of
> these people and make sure they cannot buy specimens from us. Here is my
> logic. Seems like some of these scammers buy genuine items to lend
> credibility to their other not-so-genuine items listed for sale. I for one
> do not want anything I sell to be used as part of someone else's
> fraudulent
> activity. I will start putting a list together and I'll send it out to
> everyone who wants it. I will block these eBayers from buying from me.
> If you want to be amused by someone completely delusional, read the
> description for this "moon" rock. I feel bad for Dr. Korotev for having
> to
> put up with this kind of BS.
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Meteorite-/190777042426?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkp
> arms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D45038637
> 28672966212%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D330850675605%26
> Regards,
> Mendy
>
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