[meteorite-list] meteorite or not?

Thu Jul 14 07:39:54 EDT 2011

And here is the final response...at least for me.

I have just remove them from my site,I do not know what is the the
International Watch List,But could you please remove my name for the
the International Watch List?I think you are a good person with
beautiful soul so you should give me a chance to correct.God Blessings
to you and yours!!

- crystal-sphere9

On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 4:00 AM, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is another response....
>
>
> --------------------------
> "Hello,Again,I was wondering take them off my site or rename them
> after a few days.Please give me time to think it.Thank you for your
> help.In fact,Many sellers are selling this stones.Blessings!
>
> - crystal-sphere9"
> --------------------------------
>
> More people need to "educate" this person!
>
> Jim Wooddell
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:24 AM, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Here is the response from my second response to this person...
>>
>> ------------------
>> "Thank you for your information,Perhaps you are right.I can not prove
>> it as i am not stone's scientist or expert,I am just a reseller.Please
>> understanding.Thank you again.
>>
>> - crystal-sphere9"
>>
>> --------------------
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:21 AM, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Mike!
>>>
>>> It's sad.  This person has a 100% rating too!  Would be interesting to
>>> see what kind of responses others would get from this person.
>>>
>>> Jim Wooddell
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
>>> <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> "Thank you for your information,It is an iron meteorite,I bought from
>>>>> other seller who said like this also,We haven't done any tests about
>>>>> it.But it is not rock.Many thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Translation -
>>>>
>>>> "Thank you for peeing into the wind.  I don't care what you say or how
>>>> much you know about meteorites.  We don't care to do any tests,
>>>> because they will confirm that our specimens are bogus.  Many thanks."
>>>>
>>>> Any person with an ounce of experience and has done their homework can
>>>> take one look at these specimens and discern that they are not
>>>> meteorites.  A blind man could make that determination from looking at
>>>> the photos.
>>>>
>>>> Sadly, sellers like this prey on newbies, trusting folk, and people
>>>> shopping for big bargains.  And they will continue to do so until the
>>>> proverbial cows come home.  eBay will not put a stop to these auctions
>>>> and the rest of us are powerless to stop them also.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> MikeG
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer)
>>>>
>>>> Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com
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>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 7/13/11, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Good evening all!
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is the response I received from this person selling the rock...
>>>>> ----------------
>>>>> "Thank you for your information,It is an iron meteorite,I bought from
>>>>> other seller who said like this also,We haven't done any tests about
>>>>> it.But it is not rock.Many thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> - crystal-sphere9"
>>>>> -----------------
>>>>>
>>>>> FYI
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim Wooddell
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Richard Montgomery
>>>>> <rickmont at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Jonathan....I think one paddles upstream.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :>))
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan E. Dongell"
>>>>>> <jdongell at cox.net>
>>>>>> To: <m42protosun at t-online.de>; <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 5:21 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite or not?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> M22protosun,
>>>>>>> Did the same thing when I began collecting. Bought several, sold as:
>>>>>>> "iron/nickel meterites".... : ^ (
>>>>>>> Question..... How did you track the source to "Mekong River"?
>>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>>> ICMA 3922
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "m42protosun"
>>>>>>> <m42protosun at t-online.de>
>>>>>>> To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 6:25 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite or not?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi list,
>>>>>>>> when I started collecting meteorites I had bought such item fron an IMCA
>>>>>>>> member as "NANTAN". The reality is that it is "Mekong River Iron" . The
>>>>>>>> simple negative  Ni-Test shows that it  contain not yet more than
>>>>>>>> 0.00001
>>>>>>>> ppm Ni metal, a MUST of iron containing meteorites.
>>>>>>>> m42protosun
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original-Nachricht-----
>>>>>>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorite or not?
>>>>>>>> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:05:33 +0200
>>>>>>>> From: Dan Furlan <danfurlan at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> To: met-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm not 100% sure but i don't think this item on ebay is a meteorite
>>>>>>>> 120738890611
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> link to item:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/2-6LB-Original-Iron-Meteorite-Specimen-China-/120738890611?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1c994373
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