Sunday, June 24, 2007

Amazon's can't purchase internationally list.

Please note: Buyers outside the U.S. cannot purchase the following types of items via Amazon Marketplace: video games, toy and baby items, electronics, cameras and photo items, tools and hardware, kitchenware and housewares, sporting goods and outdoor equipment, software, and computers.

So says Amazon's disclaimer...middle of the page:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/102-9441889-5548150?ie=UTF8&nodeId=537734

I mean, who is going to buy a hammer and ship it somewhere?

Or, if a customer wants to ship a hammer, who doesn't want them to ship it?

Are there tarrifs involved in these prohibitions, or national security concerns?

Are handguns considered sporting goods?

Sporting goods - Tools?
Electronics/Cameras?
and baby items.

No spatulas please!
Nor table lamps neither thanks.
Sleeping Bags? No Way!