[meteorite-list] Are the floodgates about to open? (Chebarkul on eBay - possibly real)

[Graham Ensor]

Hi Mike

>From what I have seen these look authentic with the location shots and
attached ice stems, plus characteristic breaks along shock veins...but
I'm sure there will eventually be a flood of stones at reasonable
prices. The difficulty will come in judging what/when to pay/buy if it
snows and covers all traces now and others are not collected till the
spring....the ones now will be much fresher....spring ones will likely
be inferior more weathered samples if they end up lying in the thaw.

Graham

On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
<meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ran across this today.  I have dealt with this seller in the past
> (years ago) and didn't have any problems.  He has a few specimens
> listed that claim to be from the Chebarkul event.  These look the
> closest to being real out of any I have seen on eBay so far.
>
> Anyone care to comment on them?
>
> If they are real, this is a good sign for collectors.  But, I am
> waiting and holding on to my cash until the feeding frenzy dies down.
> First kid on the block to own a new toy always pays too much.
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-RUSSIAN-CHONDRITE-CHEBARKUL-METEORITE-FROM-RUSSIA-URAL-CHELYABINSK-/160979429262
>
> Best regards and happy huntings,
>
> MikeG
>
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