[meteorite-list] Bryan Scarborough still at it!

Tue Feb 14 00:57:36 EST 2012

Hi Brian. Thank you for the reply and I am very well aware of who you are 
and Lonestar Meteorites. I understand your concern and apologize for not 
putting in the "*" between the name when I mentioned lonestar*meteorites 
seller on eBay. I believe that this name similarity was explained here on 
the List but agree that it needed to be explained again as you did. I hope 
that forwarding this reply back to you and the Met List clarifies any 
confusion to you and your Buyers/Patrons and anyone reading this posts.
Sincerely
Don Merchant
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Barnett" <aerolite at austin.rr.com>
To: "Don Merchant" <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bryan Scarborough still at it!

Hello Don,

My name is Brian Barnett.  I have been a collector of meteorites since about 
1968 and a dealer operating under the name "Lonestar Meteorites" since the 
late 1990's.  I am licensed under that name by the Texas Comptrollers Office 
and by the county where I live.

I was informed last night that a person using the Ebay name 
"lonestar*meteorites" existed. After reading your posts to the list this 
evening, I wanted to clarify that we are not one and the same.  The posts I 
am reading cause me some alarm as my usual customers may read them.  With 
that said, I do not sell meteorites on Ebay but only at Texas gem & mineral 
shows.

I appreciate what you are trying to do but felt it necessary to clarify that 
my company "Lonestar Meteorites" is not advertising on Ebay under the name 
lonestar*meteorites.

Thanks for your time,

Brian

Sent from my iPad

On Feb 13, 2012, at 9:56 PM, "Don Merchant" <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com> 
wrote:

> Sorry made some typo errors on last email and had to correct them. Hmmmm 
> getting senile.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Merchant" 
> <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
> To: "Brandon" <b1dunovant at aol.com>; "Metlist" 
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Cc: "Don Merchant" <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 10:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bryan Scarborough still at it!
>
>
>> I guess what is most shocking of all this is his 100% feedback. Even more 
>> bizarre and no offense to anyone, is that if you click his feedback 
>> (feedback left as a Seller) there are many familiar names of Buyers in 
>> the meteorite collecting community who should know better then risk 
>> taking a chance purchasing any specimens, especially after this Seller 
>> has been targeted for questionable authenticity of meteorite specimens in 
>> his auctions.
>> *
>> What scares me most is that the many specimens this Seller has sold over 
>> time will someday make their way back to the collecting community and 
>> most likely via future eBay auctions. These Buyers/Collectors of 
>> "lonestar meteorites" auctions, may eventually re-sell these specimens 
>> either to acquire a bigger piece or different specimen thus tainting 
>> (most likely unknowingly) other peoples meteorite collections by selling 
>> a specimen that was not what it really is.
>> *
>> Here again I can only express as I have done over and over again 
>> (sounding like a broken record)  either on my Website, my eBay auctions 
>> or this List, the importance of PROVENANCE! I fully understand that 
>> sometimes provenance can get lost in time with paper work...it has 
>> happened to me but not very often. The importance of keeping RECORDS and 
>> your paper work of the sale, such as the Seller's name, the COA if one is 
>> supplied and the ID card etc should be first and foremost and only takes 
>> a few minutes of time! You need to have this in order to protect yourself 
>> and especially if you re-sell your meteorite. These meteorite specimens 
>> just don't grow on trees in peoples backyards! They have to have come 
>> from somewhere, someone. Ask a Seller for this specimens history 
>> information. Demand some kind of Provenance or COA, at least an ID Card 
>> and have them sign it before you even consider to bid or buy. Protect, 
>> Protect, Protect yourself and your ass-ets.! Most importantly protect 
>> your fellow meteorite collecting community  from the wrongful 
>> misrepresentation of specimens being sold by speaking up and warning 
>> others such as this List the IMCA and other meteorite organizations, so 
>> we can get rid of these type plagues.
>> Just my thoughts.
>> *
>> Sincerely
>> Don Merchant
>> Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
>> www.ctreasurescwonders.com
>> IMCA #0960
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brandon" <b1dunovant at aol.com>
>> To: "Metlist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 9:37 PM
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Bryan Scarborough still at it!
>>
>>
>>> List,
>>>
>>> I would like to give my opinion regarding Bryan Scarborough a.k.a, 
>>> lonestar*meteorites.
>>>
>>> I try to give everyone the benifit of the doubt and after hearing the 
>>> questions about John/Bryan's Tissint listing I had to go and look at his 
>>> listings for myself. While doing so that I noticed he had a 27.2g "Oum 
>>> Dreyga" slice he was selling that looked an awful lot like an 
>>> unclassified slice I purchased from him a couple years ago. It was the 
>>> next slice after mine so I recognized the inclusions and shape 
>>> immediately.
>>> I can honestly say my slice is not Oum Dreyga as similar as they look. 
>>> Oum Dreyga has twice the metal flakes as mine and I'm positive, as his. 
>>> Mine is much more likely an L-chondrite, not an H.  Though very similar 
>>> at first glance they are indeed different and I've spent the last half 
>>> hour verifying my claim.
>>>
>>> I would not trust one damn thing this guy sells! This is now the second 
>>> stone he is selling which I know first hand isn't having both his 
>>> specimen and the actual specimen he is representing it as.
>>>
>>> He is still up to his old game and now I am positive! Buyers still 
>>> beware!
>>>
>>> Just thought I would share my 2¢.
>>>
>>> Brandon D
>>> IMCA# 9312
>>>
>>>
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