[meteorite-list] Ebay Buyer Bewares

[John Exarhou]

Hello all,

     I am writing this Email to notify that that Ebay meteorite :

_http://cgi.ebay.com/New-BOUSE-Meteorite-SLICE-L4-6-chondrite-very-limited_W0QQitemZ230080307115QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
_

Looks identical to all of my NWA 869 meteorites ( and I have a few in all
forms polished, sliced, spheres, individuals with a window ! ).

........ Well it still is a meteorite !  :-)



On 1/30/07, D. Hill <dhill at lpl.arizona.edu> wrote:

>

> Dear Meteorite_List,

> Thanks for the heads up, Jason.

>

> FYI - Yes. This meteorite came to the UA for examination.  Based on the *

> initial* description of the find location and circumstances, it appeared

> to be a new meteorite.  Casts were made, at our expense, to preserve the

> interesting shape.  The recovery circumstances became less reliable with

> time.  The meteorite was not cut or analyzed in any way.  So we cannot

> confirm classification or pairing.

>

> Best regards,

> Dolores Hill

> Lunar & Planetary Laboratory

> University of Arizona

>

> Jason Utas wrote:

>

> Hello All,

> Just a heads up - if you couldn't tell from the description, this one's a

> scam.

>

> _http://cgi.ebay.com/Meteorite-3-229-Grams-Solid-Iron-Meteorite-WOW_W0QQitemZ230084232264QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

> _

>

> <http://cgi.ebay.com/Meteorite-3-229-Grams-Solid-Iron-Meteorite-WOW_W0QQitemZ230084232264QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

> >

>

> While at the U of Az this summer, I was told a bit of info about this

> piece, it's visual characteristics, and the hesitance of the owner to get it

> chemically tested.  It looks like a pretty flaky Canyon Diablo in person,

> and the owner claims to have found it...in its already wire-brushed form ;)

> I don't know about the crap they said regarding molds that have been put

> on display - none were.

> $.30/g for a biggish CD is a bit high for me....I think most would agree.

>

> Oh - and have a look at what's quite possibly the most expensive Nantan

> (by weight anyways) to ever hit Ebay...

>

> _http://cgi.ebay.com/Meteorite-Stoney-Meteor-Extraterrestrial-Troilite_W0QQitemZ320074247924QQihZ011QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

> _

>

> <http://cgi.ebay.com/Meteorite-Stoney-Meteor-Extraterrestrial-Troilite_W0QQitemZ320074247924QQihZ011QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

> >

>

> To voice another of my suspicions, does anyone notice a similarity to NWA

> 869?

>

> _http://cgi.ebay.com/New-BOUSE-Meteorite-SLICE-L4-6-chondrite-very-limited_W0QQitemZ230080307115QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

> _

>

> <http://cgi.ebay.com/New-BOUSE-Meteorite-SLICE-L4-6-chondrite-very-limited_W0QQitemZ230080307115QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

> >

>

> Just wondering - after all, the individual that went a few weeks ago on

> Ebay looked identical to countless beautifully desert varnished individuals

> of NWA 869 that I've seen in Moroccans' trays - and laying about my desk.

> The fact that this slice is also visually indistinguishable from 869 makes

> me somewhat more sure of my suspicions.

> Mind you, I have no evidence to prove that it isn't a new Arizona find.

> In my personal opinion, however, if it looks and smells like a particular

> meteorite, odds are...

> Well, you know what I mean - always use your noggin with Ebay.

>

> Regards,

> Jason

>

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