[meteorite-list] Fake lunars

[Ed Deckert]

This guy has been listing fake Lunars on Etsy for a long time, maybe two
years now, and I doubt Etsy cares- as long as they get their piece of the
sale.

Speaking of his sales, his Etsy page indicates that 8 of these "Lunars" have
been sold.  It is sad that perhaps up to 8 people have been fooled.


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From: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com> On Behalf
Of Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 1:19 PM
To: info at moonmarsrocks.com
Cc: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fake lunars

Link was broken, but maybe it was removed.

Here is a link to the seller's store. It's full of river rocks and what
looks like a handful of misrepresented ordinary chondrites -
https://www.etsy.com/ie/shop/NEWMOONMETEORITES?ref=l2-about-shopname

Thanks for pointing this out Daniel. Etsy members on this list should report
these listings. Although, if Etsy is anything like eBay, they won't care.
They're probably happy to make the fees on the sales.



On 5/24/21, Daniel Noyes via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> I guess I shouldn't be surprised to find this, but it is so blatant I 
> felt I should post it here and elsewhere as a red flag.... On Etsy, a 
> seller "Newmoonmeteorites" is offering various sizes of "Lunar 
> granite, from a large strewn field recently discovered in New 
> Hampshire. Chemical analysis of 3 match chemical composition of Lunar 
> basalts, 1 matches Lunar granite, (chemical analysis posted on youtube 
> slideshow, as well as thin sections of fusion crust on 6 small 
> anorthosite and one large basalt)." Here is a link to one of the listings:
> https://www.etsy.com/.../meteorite-18-gram-lunar...
> Wow. And some poor suckers are buying his crap. I am going to contact 
> Etsy, don't know if they will do anything about it...
>
> Daniel Noyes
> Genuine Moon & Mars Meteorite Rocks
> info at moonmarsrocks.com
> www.moonmarsrocks.com
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