No more bids from the EU

[Pete Turnbull]

On Nov 3 2004, 23:37, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, Christopher McNabb wrote:
>
> > Well, it looks like I won't be able to accept bids from the EU
anymore:
> >
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/03/ebay_catalogue/
> Correct, this has been a known law.  It's a good law in general,
> but can be "wierd" when it comes to border-crossing situations
> such as ePay.

I'm not sure the regulations apply to most eBay transactions though.
 In the UK, at least, I understand they only apply to *business* to
consumer transactions, not sales by private individuals.  And I can't
see how they can be enforced against a seller outside the EU.

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Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York