[meteorite-list] Handling rust problems after buying Irons

[Mr EMan]

Well since you made the issue public here is my take
on it.  Frankly, I am astonished that you are
astonished that iron actually rusts.  Did you think
that meteoritical iron is immune?  

Did you always handle these with gloves to avoid
imparting salt containing sweat onto the surface? Keep
them stored in a low humidity environment? Treat them
for Lawrencite Disease when you first noticed it like
the dealer told you how to?

I am a bit skeptical that Nandan/Nantan  etc shows no
rust since you acquired it. Before you go demanding 
your money back perhaps you should acquaint yourself
with the "care and feeding" of meteorite specimens.

Is there a Meteorite Veterinarian in the house that
would treat these ailing pets? 

Elton

--- Matthias Bärmann <majbaermann at web.de> wrote:

> Hello list,
> 
> I'ld like to ask whether anyone of you ever bought
> Morasko from ebay-seller starrymet (Lukasz Smula)
> and how his/her experience is until now. I did so,
> and my personal experience is not very good,
> unfortunately (although starrymet's ebay-feedback is
> excellent). 
> 
> I bought, step by step, 4 pieces: 2 individuals, 1
> etched slice, 1 etched endpiece. They really were
> pretty when I received them, the etched pieces with
> marvellous Widmannstaetten pattern and even nice and
> delicate Neumann lines. I didn't hesitate to give
> very positive feedbacks. So far, so good.
> 
> But it took only a few months and all 4 pieces began
> to rust, heavily, over and over. Meanwhile all of
> them have really dramatic rust-problems. And I need
> to underline: I never had such rusting on/in iron,
> not even with Nandan (!). 
> 
> I informed the seller about this problem and
> received only a quite lapidary answer, advising me
> to work with a (regarding my impression) pretty
> obsure chemical treatment. So I contacted the seller
> again, asking hin whether he'ld help me with a
> better solution or take the pieces back. But from
> now on I never received any reaction from him. I
> tried several times and finally informed him that,
> still remaining without any reaction, I'ld make the
> problem public - what I'm doing now, not with
> pleasure.
> 
> Would also be interesting for me to know how the
> sellers of the list use to handle such problems. 
> 
> Thank you, best regards,
> 
> Matthias Baermann
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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