No more bids from the EU

From: Pete Turnbull <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com>
Date: Wed Nov 3 17:26:42 2004

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.

-- 
Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York

Received on Wed Nov 03 2004 - 17:26:42 GMT