Also, I get the impression this only applies to dealers, not individuals (or at least it's unenforceable to individuals.) That's a HUGE leap from "Japan bans old electronics" but leave it to Internet crazies to panic and oversimplify... -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Cameron Kaiser Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 10:49 AM To: cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Japan bans old electronics Hysteria. Here's a more measured piece (with references, too). http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/02/22/2nd-hand-electronics-sales-will-not-soo n-be-illegal-in-japan/ ... in fact, I checked the engadget site and they're linking mutantfrog also, so it seems they're up to date also. In fact, this is actually a *good* thing for foreign collectors because what's really going on is that the equipment will need certification ... except if it's bound for export. In that case, many smaller used dealers will probably just try to sell it on eBay or some other foreign trade channel because it will be cheaper for them than keeping it domestically and having to have certification as a service centre. -- --------------------------------- personal: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ --- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * ckaiser at floodgap.com -- Never trust a computer you can't lift. -- Mac rollout, 24 January 1984 -----