[meteorite-list] Craigslist meteorite ad / Cat Mountain or Cat something?

[Count Deiro]

List,

Yes, this woman and her husband contacted me and came to my house with several hundred pounds of rocks she said she had traded all her belongings for to a "dealer" in Quartzite. None of the rocks were meteorites. I immediately called Adam Hupe' and told him about her. He said that a number of people were foisting rocks on unsuspecting travelers in Quartzite and he warned me not to let them in my house. 

I posted this encounter to the List the next morning and received the same warnings from several Listers. I am sorry I took her for granted and thought she had been duped. I even gave her a few throw downs to help her see what a real meteorite looks like. I now, after reading Sonny's post, know she was a grifter and a fraud and took me for a sucker.

Count Deiro
Imca 3536

-----Original Message-----
>From: wahlperry at aol.com
>Sent: Aug 1, 2011 9:27 AM
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Craigslist meteorite ad / Cat Mountain or Cat	something?
>
>Hi List,
>
>I was contacted by a woman last week who said she had meteorites for 
>sale. She said she bought them in Quartzsite  that they were found in 
>Arizona and that they were "Arizona Meteorites". She told me she had 
>acquired them from the finder.  As you all know, there have been many 
>meteorites and just as many meteorwrongs found in Quartzsite so I was a 
>bit skeptical. I was out of town so I had to follow up with her upon my 
>return. I had to wonder if she was the same person that had visited 
>Guido  with the pickup truck who had traded their 5th wheel for 
>meteorites. She wanted to come to the house to show me the meteorites. 
>During our phone conversation I asked if they could be NWA meteorites 
>and how she knew that they were meteorites. She insisted that these 
>meteorites were found in Arizona, that she had 2 types iron and 
>"lighter" Stone ones. When I asked her if she knew the name of these 
>meteorites she said Catskill or Cat something. I figured it was pretty 
>unlikely that she had Cat Mountain meteorites and more than likely she 
>just has some slag. I waited several days as I was skeptical about what 
>she had. My curiosity peaked over the last few days with Guido's 
>announcement of his great find.  I spoke with her over the phone and 
>asked her more about the meteorites. She asked me what part of town I 
>lived in. I gave her a rough area as I was not going to allow her to 
>come to my home. She said "Oh I know where that is. I was out in that 
>area of town a few weeks ago and sold some meteorites". She had planned 
>on meeting me in a public location so I could see what she really had. 
>Since then she has decided she will contact me when she is ready to 
>sell. I really don't know what she has for sale (slag or true 
>meteorites) but I have to say I am still curious. So it sounds like 
>it's possible that a few hunters have been successful in the Cat 
>Mountain area. This might be an area to hunt when it cools off. Here 
>are some links to her Las Vegas Craigslist ads.
>
>http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/bar/2466476859.html
>
>http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/wan/2471782770.html
>
>
>
>Sonny
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