Someone selling an OC as a lunar. I've sent them a message informing them, but they have not responded. More disturbing, they are using Gary Fujihara's scale cube to add an air of authenticity.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-Piece-of-the-Moon-/151170570887 Please file a complaint as people have already bid on this. Not big bucks, but still ... Mendy Ouzillou >________________________________ > From: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzil...@yahoo.com> >To: Met-List <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 11:17 AM >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Need help w/ an eBay fraudster:starchild909greg > > >To everyone that responded and filed a complaint or sent the seller an email - >Thank you. > >We often refer to ourselves as being a "meteorite community" and it is really >nice to see us act like one when needed. I will be sending these types of >requests more often. I am not turning into the meteorite police (I do not have >the time or patience for that) as there are far to many cases of fraud for me >to report or to expect you to follow suit. I and anyone else who would like to >join, will only be picking on the worst offenders or in cases where a bid has >been made and a fraudulent sale is imminent. > >The idea is not to specifically protect members of this community, but to keep >the fraudulent listings or sellers from tainting our communal reputation and >the (a)vocation we all enjoy. The advice to "buy only from trusted sellers" is >good, but does not help the new collectors who do not know better. Quixotic >pursuit? Maybe, but I want to try to protect new collectors who may eventually >join the ranks of my fellow "met-heads". > >There is safety in numbers, so I hope that eventually, more people will >participate in protecting our mutual interests. > >Best, > > >Mendy (Don Quixote) Ouzillou >IMCA 8395 > > > >>________________________________ >>> >>>> On Nov 4, 2013, at 4:46 PM, Mendy Ouzillou <ouzil...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have reached out to the seller (nicely), starchild909greg, telling them >>>> that the rock they have posted is not a meteorite. >>>> >>>> The response was laughable: "ebay has warned me to stay away from you >>>> sorry... they see no problem ebay is aware of this situation" >>>> >>>> There are 3 listings that are fraudulent. I have contacted eBay reporting >>>> these as fraudulent, but would appreciate some help as some of these >>>> listings actually have bids and someone is about to get defrauded. >>>> >>>> Please use the link below and for each of the 3 meteorite listings, >>>> report them as fraudulent. Look for the tabs "Description and Shipping & >>>> payments" on the left. Now go all the way to the right and you will see a >>>> link to "Report an Item". Select "Listing practices", "fraudulent listing >>>> practices" and "You suspect a listing is fraudulent". >>>> >>>> http://bit.ly/17IFbOK >>>> >>>> Thank you! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Mendy Ouzillou >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> >> >> >______________________________________________ > >Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
