[meteorite-list] E bay fraud

[Pete Pete]

>> Is there anything we can do?


Hi, Mike,

You could name the seller, so others don't fall prey...

Best,
Pete





> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 08:28:31 -0700

> From: meteoritefinder at gmail.com

> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Subject: [meteorite-list] E bay fraud

>

> Hi all a while back I bought a stone that was supposed to be Nantan on

> E bay it was actually a pretty good fake. They had added coloring to

> make it look rusty and a magnet really stuck to it. So I stuck it on

> the saw thinking it might just be a ball of rust, well as soon as it

> started cutting it turned the everything a reddish color. When I

> finished the cut and looked at it, it was stone not iron at all.I

> would be surprised if it is not hematite. So I contacted the Chinese

> dealer and told them all of this and after a couple attempts to

> satisfy me will some discount or a better deal next time. I filed a

> case with Pay pal and demanded a full refund, and that they stop

> selling these lumps of rock as meteorites. I do not know if they ever

> really stopped but I see they are back to their same old tricks again,

> except this time I know that they know they are committing fraud. Does

> that make any difference? Is there anything we can do?

>

> --

> Mike Miller 230 Greenway Dr. Kingman Az 86401

> www.meteoritefinder.com

> 928-753-6825

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