[meteorite-list] Caveat Emptor: Beware of Bob Evans!

[JoshuaTreeMuseum]

First off, kudos to Al Mitterling for pointing out the riffy, illegal 
business practices of Bob Evans.  I'm  surprised no one else has called out 
this onion in the daisy patch.  Bob Evans has made thousands of dollars 
selling misrepresented meteorites to unsuspecting customers, notably 
Plymouth and Zulu Queen.  I know because I was duped into buying a sample of 
his ersatz Plymouth.  At the time, I had just gotten a job as collections 
curator of a small Earth and Space museum. I was very excited to see the 
Plymouth meteorite offered in an ad on the Meteorite List, as the town is 
just down the road from us and my uncle and I had spent considerable time 
researching and searching for the supposed lost main mass. (Turned out to be 
a wild goose chase).  Since Bob seemed to be a list member in good standing 
I figured he could be trusted. If I had known enough to search the archives, 
I would have seen that he is a con man. To make a long story short, Bob's 
Plymouth was as phony as a 3 dollar bill.  He told me it was etched before I 
bought it, (it wasn't).  He promised he would return my money as he stated 
in the auction, (he didn't).  I've asked him numerous times for my money 
back and got nothing but a run around.  This guy is a con artist and I must 
admit he runs a good scam that has been very profitable for him.  He's 
giving the industry a bad name and should be flamed every time he comes out 
of hiding and has the audacity to come back and post on the list.  I would 
like to warn all newbies: Do not deal with this guy! If you do, you will 
regret it in the long run.
Phil Whitmer