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smeezekitty · 03-11-2015, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TB0ne

...which brings us full-circle to "The OP IS NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED to purchase the item"...period.

If they choose to get it gray-market (and that is what your 'legally white' area IS), that's up to them, but it does not make it legal. If a third-party purchases the item, they ALSO agree to those terms when the purchase is made legally, which is, not to re-sell outside the export zones (in the event of the country-of-origin not allowing export), or the OP's PURCHASE of the item, which could be restricted by THEIR laws.

There is no way for you to spin this and make it 'legal'. Either the OP's country has banned the material or the country of origin is not legally allowed to sell in the OP's country. There is no way of knowing which in this case, but it is an either-or, and neither is legal. Those 'tons of importers' rise and fall with each arrest for violations of export laws.

So yeah, dugan..."oh".

You are jumping to conclusions. Being restricted doesn't necessarily make it illegal.

dugan · 03-11-2015, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by TB0ne

If a third-party purchases the item, they ALSO agree to those terms when the purchase is made legally, which is, not to re-sell outside the export zones (in the event of the country-of-origin not allowing export), or the OP's PURCHASE of the item, which could be restricted by THEIR laws.

There is literally no reason (other than maybe the fact that the OP is in Turkey, which really isn't a reason) to believe that export restrictions are in play at all. We don't even currently have a record of which country the store was located in.

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There is no way for you to spin this and make it 'legal'. Either the OP's country has banned the material or

There is literally no reason to believe that this is the case.

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the country of origin is not legally allowed to sell in the OP's country.

In which case purchasing it through a third party would be fine.

Stop doubling down, TB0ne. You're in the wrong here. If you want to continue claiming that it's illegal, then PRODUCE the law that you think it's in violation of. I expect documentation on the location of the store, the relevant laws of the country that the store is in, and any relevant import laws in Turkey. And no, don't try to turn it around and demand that I prove that it's not illegal. As Jeremy has very clearly pointed out, it doesn't work that way.

jeremy · 03-11-2015, 05:01 PM

I've made what I think LQ's policy should be pretty clear. If anyone has feedback on that or other constructive commentary, feel free to post. Further bickering will not be tolerated.

--jeremy