[meteorite-list] Ash Creek the most expensive ordinary chondrite??

[al mitt]

Hi Melanie,

About a year back there was someone selling other meteorites as historic 
ones. Don't know if they were NWA or not. I do know there were several 
meteorites that had very questionable providence. When sources of the 
material were asked if trades with this individual were made (where the 
seller had claimed to traded from) they indicated they had NOT traded with 
them or for any of the material in question.

There has also been another long time meteorite dealer who has questionable 
dealings and has what I would say is questionable feedback in the MetBull. 
Sad that some people, big collectors think this person is worthy of buying 
from.

You can do a search in the Meteorite Central archives for this information 
to get names.

--AL Mitterling


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melanie Matthews" <spacewoman2775 at hotmail.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ash Creek the most expensive ordinary 
chondrite??


> Hello list.
> Thank you all for your input!
>
> I've been thinking have there been accounts of people selling NWA material 
> and passing them off as rare/historic or recent falls?
>
> -----------
> Melanie
> IMCA: 2975
> eBay: metmel2775
> Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09