[meteorite-list] Alleged Peruvian "Meteorites" For Sale :-) :-(

[Thomas Webb]

Paul and list,
Beware when buying from Shamans (witch doctors)! :>)
Thomas



--- On Mon, 10/12/09, Paul <bristolia at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Paul <bristolia at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Alleged Peruvian "Meteorites" For Sale :-) :-(
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Monday, October 12, 2009, 11:19 PM
> Dear Friends,
> 
> When I came across the below so-called / alleged 
> "meteorites" from Peru in a sponsored link on Ebay,
> I did know whether to laugh or cry.
> 
> 1. Meteorite Set 
> 
> "Hard to find natural Meteorite from Peru."
> 
> http://www.shamansmarket.com/-strse-794/Meteorite-Set/Detail.bok
> 
> 2. Meteorite Apu 7 Puntas Chumpi  
> 
> "This Number Seven Chumpi Stone is carved from 
> what the people of Peru call meteorite. It is 
> physically very heavy and energetically alive!
> Peru"
> 
> http://www.shamansmarket.com/-strse-958/meteorite-puntas-chumpi/Detail.bok#more
> 
> It is just amazing what bric and brac people are 
> selling as "meteorites". It is even more amazing
> that there are people out, who buy this stuff.
> I can understand someone buying a piece of 
> Shirokovsky, thinking it is a meteorite. But 
> this stuff?
> 
> Yours,
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
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