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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Apparently some new programming ebay installed recently now intercepts and prevents cuban coins and stamps from being sold on ebay. They claim its due to the embargo against cuba, but pre communist era coins and stamps are not included under the embargo. Does anyone know if this new ebay program also includes iranian coins or other embargoed nations? I've sold quite a few shah era coins which like Cuba arn't banned from being bought and sold since they are pre-embargo products. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I wouldn't have thought that there could be political implications from banning current Cuban coins on ebay. A similar thread was initiated in regard to North Korean coins. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2589 Posts |
I tried to list a 1960 Cuban 5 centavos yesterday and it wouldnt let me do it! I had to list it in a category other than coins to get it through
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Valued Member
Ireland
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Can someone elucidate for a non-US citizen that finds the whole embargo of Cuba rather silly as to what date this started?
I'm guessing my 'visitors coinage' is post embargo but what about coins from pre-54 for instance?
Norm
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 United States
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Can someone elucidate for a non-US citizen that finds the whole embargo of Cuba rather silly as to what date this started? Pre-'54 should be fine. The embargo dates to when Fidel Castro made the fatal decision to topple the regime which was pouring so many gambling dollars into the pockets of the US. |
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Valued Member
Ireland
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Many thanks for the swift response SsuperDdave, never knew what the embargo was all about .... sounds an even sillier reason for it to have gone on so long than I would have guessed lol.
Norm
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Valued Member
Canada
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Cuba is one of the top tourist destinations for us Canadians. Discreetly put the word out, for example to the concierge or the bartender at your hotel, that you collect older coins, and that you are really interested in old American coins, and you'll be pleasantly surprised indeed at what comes out of the woodwork... So I've heard, hehehe... ;-)
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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There are already restrictions on ebay UK, Iran and Iraq coins cannot be sold Edited by marz
05/05/2013 9:56 pm
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New Member
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The penny is perhaps the most debatable coin in circulation, as it costs more than one cent to make one and no person likes the things. A sports store is so federal reserve up with them that the store owner has declared cents banned from the property.
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Forum Dad
United States
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Nothing new lucy, The Greentree Inn in Mount Laurel NJ did it 20 years ago. I stopped going there because they rounded the check up. It's the principle, if you want to make your life easier, don't charge me for it. Round down.
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Posted 04/19/2013 10:56 am
