Embargoed Countries and Their Stamps
I have seen many discussions on here and on other sites where sellers have run into trouble with PayPal because they were selling stamps from Cuba, Iran, Syria, etc. I have quite a number of stamps from Cuba and Iran, but they are all from times periods before the embargoes were initiated (most of these stamps are from pre-1940 world-wide collections). I would like to list them for sale, but don't want any hassles from PayPal.
Which countries presently have an embargo enforced against them? I am aware of North Korea, Cuba and Iran and possibly Syria, but are there any others?
Any advice in how to go about this?
Would listing the countries as Cube-Ah (Cuba) and Eye-Ran (Iran) get by this? I am assuming that PayPal would only pay attention to the item titles on the invoice and does periodic searches for key words such as country names. Seems like a silly idea, but if it works, why not?
Or just wait until the embargo goes away? That has worked for quite a number of countries that used to have embargoes enforced by the United States government against them. North Vietnam and then Vietnam, the Peoples Republic of China and Libya are a few that come to mind.
Although I have been retired for a number of years now, I did previously work for a company that had operations world-wide in the oil and gas industries. I know how tricky these embargo issues can become especially when it involves bureaucrats, either in government or private industry, which it always does. Logic generally does not apply, only a very literal reading of the letter of the law.
Richard Pauls (okstamps)
https://www.hipstamp.com/store/okstamps
Which countries presently have an embargo enforced against them? I am aware of North Korea, Cuba and Iran and possibly Syria, but are there any others?
Any advice in how to go about this?
Would listing the countries as Cube-Ah (Cuba) and Eye-Ran (Iran) get by this? I am assuming that PayPal would only pay attention to the item titles on the invoice and does periodic searches for key words such as country names. Seems like a silly idea, but if it works, why not?
Or just wait until the embargo goes away? That has worked for quite a number of countries that used to have embargoes enforced by the United States government against them. North Vietnam and then Vietnam, the Peoples Republic of China and Libya are a few that come to mind.
Although I have been retired for a number of years now, I did previously work for a company that had operations world-wide in the oil and gas industries. I know how tricky these embargo issues can become especially when it involves bureaucrats, either in government or private industry, which it always does. Logic generally does not apply, only a very literal reading of the letter of the law.
Richard Pauls (okstamps)
https://www.hipstamp.com/store/okstamps
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For instance, I recently sold a listing titled "Cuba #266 Maximo Gomez, used"
What was transmitted to PayPal was: "Item Listing (#1316982)"
Changing it, as you say, would defeat the functionality of this feature.
I did not know that; I'm glad I asked! Thanks for the info.
Generally, goods may not be imported from or exported to North Korea or any person or entity named in the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. Depending on the country, certain import and/or export restrictions are in place for Cuba, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.
from https://doresearch.stanford.edu/research-scholarship/export-controls/export-controlled-or-sanctioned-countries-entities-and-persons#countries
Comprehensively Sanctioned Countries
Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulations - OFAC
Crimea Region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
Oh, and don't get any gold-foil stamps from Democratic Republic of Congo (those materials guys who are aware of 3TG restrictions may snicker)