Buyer Beware!!!

[RJB]

   I once in awhile check out the auction sites just to see what is posted.  I do buy things once in awhile but very rarely.   Today I was checking out some fossil fishes from china.  Lots of the common fish, Lycoptera davidi being posted.  All looked really good!  Too good!  I used that magnifier thingy and took a closer look.  To me it was painfully obvious that the fins were painted.  Buyer beware!!!    and good luck

 

RB

[blackmoth]

true.  I went to the site a few months ago.  the fish is abandont, however, they are so packed up together that the matrix is not well layered.

A complete fish is not as readily obtained as one might think. 

People make fake ones, although beautiful genuine group fish plates are not expensive on site. 

[Yoda]

Also, on some of them, the body appears to be painted on too  

[Bone Daddy]

It's too bad about China. They have some awesome mineral and fossil specimens, but it's a minefield of fraud. I wouldn't touch a Chinese-sourced specimen with a 10-foot pole.

BTW, most of the meteorites and 90% of the moldavites coming out of China are fakes or grossly-misrepresented.

 

[FrozenFlame]

Anything from China, Morocco and Russia are generally the ones I spend more time scrutinizing the most before even considering purchasing one of them. As @Bone Daddy said, they have some awesome specimens, just have to look at it real close before opening my meager wallet for it.