[meteorite-list] more on fake lunar rocks on etsy

Tue May 25 12:22:30 EDT 2021

 I called Etsy and informed them about "Newmoonmeteorites" and his fake
Lunar rocks. They said they "would investigate his shop listings". Don't
know how far that will go as far as removing them. I also saw that there
were 3 five star reviews (!) and the Etsy system allowed me to write
them direct. I gave them the bad news, a link to Randy Korotev's site,
and his quote "No lunar meteorite has yet to be found in the temperate
environment of North America or Europe; all were found in deserts of
drier continents. You have got a better chance of winning big in the
lottery than finding a lunar meteorite." I suggested maybe the could
have Etsy get them a refund. That might stir the nest a little as well.

Have a great summer,
Daniel

Daniel Noyes
Genuine Moon & Mars Meteorite Rocks
info at moonmarsrocks.com
www.moonmarsrocks.com
IMCA #6830

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Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 09:49:04 -0700
From: <info at moonmarsrocks.com>
To: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com"
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Fake lunars
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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
IMCA #6830

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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 13:19:04 -0400
From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
To: info at moonmarsrocks.com
Cc: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fake lunars
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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
> IMCA #6830
> ______________________________________________
>
>  
> ______________________________________________
> 

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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 24 May 2021 18:02:15 -0400
From: "Ed Deckert" <edeckert at triad.rr.com>
To: "'Galactic Stone & Ironworks'" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>,
 <info at moonmarsrocks.com>, <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fake lunars
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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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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
> IMCA #6830
> ______________________________________________
>
>  

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