[meteorite-list] Terrestrial Breccia Being Offered Up As Lunar// Fake KREEP

[Adam Hupe]

This same seller fleeced $400.00 out of some poor collector last week:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lunar-Meteorite-from-KREEP-Basalt-to-Lunar-Granite-0-4g-Moon-Breccia-Granite/222713435793?hash=item33dac15691:g:-EMAAOSwv~RZ04Hn

It is a bad sign when undocumented stones are starting to outnumber 
official material.

I have seen the same thing happen in other collectable markets.

What next, witnessed falls again?

Adam






On 11/26/2017 4:17 PM, drtanuki wrote:
> Adam and List,
>    There is also a seller from Taiwan selling fake Lunar KREEP. Buyer beware!Help this guy by "liking" his post! Thanks!
> jacwon_7
> 
> https://www.ebay.com/sch/jacwon_7/m.html?item=222713434677&hash=item33dac15235%3Ag%3AReUAAOSw2oJZ04cE&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
> 
> Best Regards,
> Dirk Ross...Tokyo
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> To: metlist <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 9:04 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Terrestrial Breccia Being Offered Up As Lunar
> 
> 
> 
> Some more terrestrial breccia lacking any kind of fusion crust or
> 
> flight-markings being added to the huge pile being sold as lunar:
> 
> 
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lunar-Meteorite-Breccia-37g/263346210852?hash=item3d50a84824:g:zzwAAOSwEEBaGyPN
> 
> 
> This demonstrates the need to have every piece tested and made official.
> 
> To me it is obvious this is not a lunar specimen but it is close enough
> 
> to fool many.  Remember, a COA is worthless without official scientific
> 
> data to back it up.  A recent national auction demonstrated that there
> 
> is simply no secondary market for undocumented, untested and unofficial
> 
> material.
> 
> 
> Material like this only undermines collector confidence which is at an
> 
> all time low right now because of the amount of undocumented crap being
> 
> dumped onto the market.  Fake Martian material is making a comeback as well.
> 
> 
> Adam
> 
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