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

[Michael Farmer]

Fake things being sold for money. Wow color me shocked. Hardly anything new. What’s next? Knock-off Rolex and Prada shoes? 
Come on Adam. Yes it’s terrible but hardly news. Let them get scammed. Perhaps they should buy from real dealers. 

Michael Farmer

> On Nov 27, 2017, at 8:28 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
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> This same seller fleeced $400.00 out of some poor collector last week:
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> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lunar-Meteorite-from-KREEP-Basalt-to-Lunar-Granite-0-4g-Moon-Breccia-Granite/222713435793?hash=item33dac15691:g:-EMAAOSwv~RZ04Hn
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> It is a bad sign when undocumented stones are starting to outnumber official material.
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> I have seen the same thing happen in other collectable markets.
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> What next, witnessed falls again?
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> Adam
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>> 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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