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To: Robert Douglas who wrote (1270)	12/10/1998 6:04:00 PM
From: Stitch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2025

Robert; <<Also it is more a bet on international trade than e-commerce. Won't that all be the same one day?>> One would hope but there are still a lot of barriers. Just an example or two from here in Malaysia: Video tapes and telecomm equipment are subject to seizure. One to protect the Islamic populace from appeals to prurient interest. The other to protect the phone companies monopoly. If a shipment to the U.S. contains oriental rugs one has to prove that they were not made in Iran. (I learned this one the hard way, and had to pay storage and do a real scramble to get certification that was acceptable.) And of course, there are the world famous cigars from Cuba, a holdover that makes little sense to me. I am sure there are many such examples. Notice I haven't even tried to mention Japan. Fact is: trade goods can be a direct reflection of political goals or societal mores. I suspect as long as that is the case, E trade will always have some boundaries. I will mention that my recent order for 6 genuine Duncan yoyos made it through without a hitch! <g> Best, Stitch