[meteorite-list] Ebay Buyer Bewares

2007-01-29 Thread Jason Utas 

Hello All,
Just a heads up - if you couldn't tell from the description, this one's a
scam.

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

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

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




To voice another of my suspicions, does anyone notice a similarity to NWA
869?

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http://cgi.ebay.com/New-BOUSE-Meteorite-SLICE-L4-6-chondrite-very-limited_W0QQitemZ230080307115QQihZ013QQcategoryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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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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Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay Buyer Bewares

2007-01-29 Thread Jason Utas 

Hello Again All,
Just a follow up regarding Bouse - a few comparison pictures for you.





The lighting's a tad bright in the first image and the slices done up by
Eric Twelker have been cleaned, I know, but have a good look at the nice
dark grey matrix with lighter clasts...very NWA 869esque if you've seen any
amount of the material.
Then have a look at 'Bouse.'

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




Identical?  Well, yes.
Anyone else have some input - or better pictures?
Regards,
Jason


On 1/28/07, Jason Utas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
_



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 meI 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
_



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
_



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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Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay Buyer Bewares

2007-01-31 Thread D. Hill 

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 
_
 
>
 
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 meI 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 
_
 
>
 
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 
_
 
>
 
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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Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay Buyer Bewares

2007-02-01 Thread 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
_



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 meI 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
_



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
_



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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Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay Buyer Bewares - ARIZONA 'RING' METEORITE SOLID IRON / NICKEL UNCUT

2007-12-14 Thread Ken Newton 

Hi All,
A previous Arizona Ring scam has resurfaced:
http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ330198041276

Previous Jan 2007 auction (pdf file):
http://meteorite-identification.com/auctions/330198041276.pdf

Jan. warning email:
http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2007-January/031302.html

Best,
Ken Newton
http:www.meteorite-identification.com
http://meteorite-identification.com/updates.html
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