Hi folks
Andrew F wrote
> Not quite a garage sale - I just had a disturbing experience. I
> listed a Heliopan filter (49mm Light Green - anyone, anyone...?) and
> was immediately threatened by one Bob Salomon (sounds familiar) that
> he was the US agent for Heliopan and I was 'not allowed' to offer any
> Heliopan item to a potential US buyer on pain of customs confiscation
> and legal action. Further and more annoyingly, he was able to have it
> delisted by evilbay under their VeRO program and they in turn
> threatened me with suspension.
> EXCUSE ME! Since when was selling a used item illegal? I note that
> this guy also has agencies for Rodenstock and Linhof - hope he
> doesn't try the same thing with a major brand. Is it not about time
> that *bay recognised itself as a transnational cyberentity?
> Garage sales rarely involve lawyers working to a foreign script!
I just did a search on
http://pages.ebay.com/search/items/search-old.html
for "Heliopan" using the entry pane (International), and it came up with 4
screen-loads of auctions from USA, GB and Europe. Many of these said
"Will ship internationally" or specified a range of countries they would ship
to.
Why did Salomon pick on Andrew?. I feel like causing a little internet rumble
over this, just to see what happens.
Brian
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