[Rockhounds] Wow! Willemite in a Septarian nodule

[DonH]

John Teague wrote:

> Here is a "response" that I received from "kenrockncoins" concerning my questioning the willemite/calcite:

I've got that one beat.  Here is his response to my helpful message:

"Read the auction buttmunch, it's been revised. blockhead!"

Oh, and this applies to all of us, I suppose, since he has it posted in 
the auction listing:

"Nope, I made simple mistake with willemite included in the description, 
my son answered questions concerning it while I was at work today. The 
description needed to be repaired and has been to the best of my 
abilities with real bidders. The bunch of folks in the newsgroups with 
nothing better to do than to diatribe over it blew it way out of 
proportion, as lonely people tend to do. It's not willemite and just a 
plain old septarian. PS, Many if not all calcites do fluoresce under 
shortwave UV lighting."

I reported this to eBay.  Usually when I report hostile e-mails, the 
account gets suspended, and this guy sure deserves it.

The bottom line is that eBay is an open marketplace and we shouldn't be 
surprised to see mislabeled or misrepresented items, whether the problem 
is intentional or accidental.