signumops
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Yep, small minds at work, strike again. Friend of mine was selling "The Last Voyage Of The San Miguel de Archangel" on Ebay. Had been selling copies for months. Yesterday, they yank the listing from international distribution and let him know that he can no longer sell it on Ebay anywhere except the U.S. Somewhat perturbed, he called Ebay and asks why. They tell him that 'somebody' complained that the book:
1. foments an illegal activity
2. presents graphic glorification withn intent to benefit from a tragedy of human suffering in a manner which displays insensibilities to the victims or culture
They were quoting Ebay policy, of course, and the citation is suspiciously rooted in the patrimonial gobbledy-gook of the fifth column who occasionally shadow this forum. Whatever the case, even though I'd like to think that it was a landmark work that rattled the halls of Hillary Clinton's offices, it is nothing but a recounting of a State regulated excavation of a Spanish shipwreck. There are dozens of books like it, dealing with similar material. But, this exorcism from the 'international marketplace' tends to make the book an underground cult classic, expediting sales all the more. So, whoever the whiner is: THANKS!
By the way, I checked into Ebay's latest policies and found out it is against their rules to sell ANYTHING from a shipwreck on Ebay. Guess that's the end of all the shipwreck coins being hocked on Ebay (not really, some idiot would have to point out an instance to them before they would react, as was the case with "The Last Voyage Of The San Miguel de Archangel").
1. foments an illegal activity
2. presents graphic glorification withn intent to benefit from a tragedy of human suffering in a manner which displays insensibilities to the victims or culture
They were quoting Ebay policy, of course, and the citation is suspiciously rooted in the patrimonial gobbledy-gook of the fifth column who occasionally shadow this forum. Whatever the case, even though I'd like to think that it was a landmark work that rattled the halls of Hillary Clinton's offices, it is nothing but a recounting of a State regulated excavation of a Spanish shipwreck. There are dozens of books like it, dealing with similar material. But, this exorcism from the 'international marketplace' tends to make the book an underground cult classic, expediting sales all the more. So, whoever the whiner is: THANKS!
By the way, I checked into Ebay's latest policies and found out it is against their rules to sell ANYTHING from a shipwreck on Ebay. Guess that's the end of all the shipwreck coins being hocked on Ebay (not really, some idiot would have to point out an instance to them before they would react, as was the case with "The Last Voyage Of The San Miguel de Archangel").
