[meteorite-list] Meteor-wrongs being sold on ebay by listees

[Starsinthedirt at aol.com]

Hi Ken and Warren,  While I agree with all  you said Ken (Every thing is 
correct), who want's to go through all the  trouble.  Like Warren, I have ben 
in the same spot and just tossed the  obvious wrongs in the gravel drive.

It would be more pleasant to find out  up front who is selling unclass NWA 
lots that are actual lots of meteorite  material.  I would think some list 
members are selling like  this?

Tom

In a message dated 4/18/2010 11:58:17 A.M. Mountain  Daylight Time, 
magellon.ken at gmail.com writes:
Hi Warren,
If I may suggest:  First contact the seller(s) privately and share your
concerns. If the  seller(s) responds and corrects the transaction, then
the transaction is  complete and needs no further discussion.

IF the seller(s) and yourself  cannot reach a mutual resolution, then
share name of the seller(s), the  transaction details, and the
attempted resolution details with the  List.

Best wishes,
Ken



On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 1:14 PM,  Warren Sansoucie
<warren3174 at hotmail.com>  wrote:
>
>
> Hello list,
>
>  I was wondering  what people think about some of the selling on Ebay in 
bulk. I'm not naming  names here. I am however referring to list members 
that have sold me, over time,  a sizable amount of hematite and magnetite and 
complete  CRAPATITE.
>
> When I buy a bulk amount of unclassified NWAs, I have  come to expect 
upon cutting or windowing a certain percentage of terrestrial  debris. However, 
lately I have been getting rocks that look closer to bubble gum  than 
meteorites.
>
> These items are obviously NOT even close to  meteorites and I have 
suspicions that the sellers know this. I mean come on,  once you look at a few 
thousand NWAs  it becomes childs play to spot that  all black chunk of 
magnetite.... please stop throwing it on the scale and  selling it.
>
> Lately, I feel my place in collecting NWAs has  become the role of a 
filter to prevent others from having rusty red and black  earth crayons.
>
> Is there anyone left on the list that has bulk  NWA's for sale?
>
> Perhaps someone that picks out the obvious crap?  I know there will 
always be a percentage of wrongs in the pile, that's a given.  I just want the  
obvious wrongs taken out. I would also like to see listees  willing to take 
the wrongs back in exchange or at least acknowledge what they  did. The fact 
that I have wasted my saw life on certain specimens is poof to me  that not 
all can be visually culled. I'm really only speaking of the obvious  junk.
>
> If there is anyone left that is selling unclassifieds in  bulk, please 
contact me.
>
> I window and cut many small specimens  to take to local schools. The 
inspiration these can leave on young minds can  often be life changing.
>
> Warren Sansoucie
>
>
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