MarielleK Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I am looking to buy a keich fossil. Where should I go to get a fair priced genuine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Extinctions Fossils has been a good supplier of keichousaurus but I don't see that he has any inventory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Thinking about it ebay is full of these. Find one you like that is being sold from a non Chinese seller and post it. You will get lots of opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpoker Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 That's good advice, but be wary even if the seller is outside China, there has recently been an American seller that has been selling faked fossils including turtles and a keich looking fossil. Sometimes the seller is listed as another country but it can come from China or HK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 If you figure that out, let us know. I expect nowhere is the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 While looking on ebay, several listings have pictures of an x-Ray of the fossil. I'm assuming the answer is yes, but is there a way for them to fake it so it will show up on an X-Ray or ct scan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpoker Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 While looking on ebay, several listings have pictures of an x-Ray of the fossil. I'm assuming the answer is yes, but is there a way for them to fake it so it will show up on an X-Ray or ct scan? I'm pretty sure lead paint can be detected on X-rays, so that may be a way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I'm pretty sure lead paint can be detected on X-rays, so that may be a way? I always take an x-Ray before I start to prep a Keichousaurus. I guess you are right, lead paint could be a way to fool you. But I think this is to complicated for the ordinary faker. A little bit too much lead paint and the faked parts will show up too bright; a little bit too less and you won't see the (faked missing) parts. Sellers who care to take an x-Ray care about customers. The best is to buy an unprepped Keichousaurus, take an x-Ray and do the prep work yourself. But be careful - prepping a Keichousaurus can be awkward. The only drawback is - there is no person other than yourself you can blame for the bad prep work... Thomas 1 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 While looking on ebay, several listings have pictures of an x-Ray of the fossil. I'm assuming the answer is yes, but is there a way for them to fake it so it will show up on an X-Ray or ct scan? On ebay, most of the x-rays of these from China I have seen actually don't look like the "fossil" being sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowpoker Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 I always take an x-Ray before I start to prep a Keichousaurus. I guess you are right, lead paint could be a way to fool you. But I think this is to complicated for the ordinary faker. A little bit too much lead paint and the faked parts will show up too bright; a little bit too less and you won't see the (faked missing) parts. Sellers who care to take an x-Ray care about customers. The best is to buy an unprepped Keichousaurus, take an x-Ray and do the prep work yourself. But be careful - prepping a Keichousaurus can be awkward. The only drawback is - there is no person other than yourself you can blame for the bad prep work... Thomas You never know, these 'artists' will try anything to make a Little profit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Stones & Bones seems to have recently added some higher quality Keich fossils with "minimal restoration". Decent prices if the description of the quality/authenticity is accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Stones & Bones seems to have recently added some higher quality Keich fossils with "minimal restoration". Decent prices if the description of the quality/authenticity is accurate. I've been wanting to add a Keich fossil to my collection but am always nervous about buying a fake. Stones and Bones has some cheaper ones and was curious if you knew how to tell a fake Keich from a real one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) It's hard to tell a fake from a real one without actually doing a cat scan on it, or working with the specimen to see if the bones have been painted on. I actually inquired about the cheaper, smaller Keich fossils on Stones and Bones because I was curious about their authenticity. The small ones that are under $500 have "significant" restoration done to them, being that many bones have been painted in and touched up. They are real... atleast some part of them that hasn't been painted onto the stone. That's what the owner of the website said. I'm not sure about the restoration that's been done to the more expensive ones that were recently posted, but the descriptions say there is minimal restoration that's been done. Since this isn't a Chinese dealer and these specimens are older I'd lean towards them actually being authentic with some minimal touch up coloring to the bones being done. My rule of thumb is if it's too good to be true it probably is. Edited February 15, 2016 by Bguild 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhw Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) There's one on ebay now that looks good to me. Price is fair, seller says he has owned the piece for a while and is in Oregon. Of course you never know with these. Edited February 19, 2016 by jhw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 There's one on ebay now that looks good to me. Price is fair, seller says he has owned the piece for a while and is in Oregon. Of course you never know with these. That's true, they're getting trickier and trickier. I'm just going to refrain from buying Chinese fossils from online. I wouldn't even get a Moroccan trilobite anymore unless you are truly well versed in the material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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