[meteorite-list] Who sold their collection to a pawn shop?

[John higgins]

Hey Mike, 
Check out the Dar El Ghani 995 and examine the listed weights for the stone. Take into account the two photographed specimens in the encyclopedia of meteorites. 
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=6535
https://www.ebay.com/itm/46-5-G-Dar-al-Gani-995-Meteorite-Specimen-Main-Mass-Black-Fusion-Crust-DaG-995-/264951405461?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292
Main mass of 46.5g and the bulletin says the type specimen weighs 11.2g . The tkw is listed as 56.12 This is a physical impossibility since the Pawn Shop shows a tkw of 57.62, more than the Meteoritical Bulletin shows exists, and that is not accounting for cutting loss and the 2 photographed specimens. Maybe the meteorites were purposely stripped of the provenance to hide something. Maybe they are stolen? Clearly someone is trying to get rid of them really fast. Buyers should be cautious, and the collection they are sourced from should be identified fast!!!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/46-5-G-Dar-al-Gani-995-Meteorite-Specimen-Main-Mass-Black-Fusion-Crust-DaG-995-/264951405461?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

Have a great day,
John Higgins 
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  On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 10:02 PM, Michael Gilmer via Meteorite-list<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:   This eBay seller, Loyalty Pawn, has been offering some higher-end
meteorites lately - many of them. These are not the typical meteorites
you see occasionally offered by this type of seller. This is obviously
somebody's collection being sold piecemeal. Does anyone know who this
collection used to belong to? There are no hints to provenance in the
listings.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/613-Grams-Large-Howardite-NWA-3078-Meteorite-MAIN-MASS-Endcut-w-Crust/264959075664

Best regards,

MikeG

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