SUSPECT* METEORITE AUCTIONS 
The eBay Sellers from China (listed below) auction so many suspect meteorites that it is a waste of energy to try to highlight each auction. Hematite, magnetite, ferrochromanganese (slag), Mekong River Irons, and ordinary river-worn rocks are being sold as meteorites. Blatant scams hurt the uninformed and the hobby as a whole. Buyers Beware! If you are new and unsure of a suspect meteorite auction ask Me or any IMCA member/seller for his/her opinion.
Ebay Sellers of Suspect Meteorites
antiques-town
asiatrip
binbo2005
biolyn1
boo-quartz
boo80_78b
brotherhoodinc_rockshop
china5688
china-craftwork
chinaware5000
curio_room
cncollector2007
digitrading2008
enjoyable2006
gaofudev -(also fake moldavite)
glsarah19
happybaby625
heal4soul
healingemstone
hongcrystal
jadecrystal
jakewang2008 (moldavite)
lincowcow
may-0302
modernise1
newsilkroad2008
ore_room
orientalart-kingdom
orientalcurios
orientshining
pearlyn75 (phony Campos)
qqok001
rock-n-more
scholar-rock
Shuaigeli888
sinodino520
sinoquartz
stonesngems
superstone922
tangjing730
thebirdsnest2008
thejadetrade16
touzijuchang
u2n
vovyy
wh9180
xingyun8810
xino_huang
yoyoshi930
yuanzhengworld
zhouli929
Examples of Suspect Meteorites
'One of these is a REAL Iron meteorite sphere (right)
And the other is a terrestrial black mineral. Don't buy meteorites from China!
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| *Anyone can make a claim that they have found or own an authentic meteorite.
It is entirely another matter to offer satisfactory proof of verification or classification from a
Meteoritical Society approved institution.
The photos or auction #'s on this page may link to meteorite auctions. In the opinion of this author, these auctions may lack either proper
verification, credible history or photo, or reasonable supposition to qualify as genuine. This does not mean that they are not meteorites, only 'suspect' in the opinion of this author. The purpose of this site is to help the visitor better understand elementary identification of the most common meteorites and to gain insight from the misidentifications of others. |
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