. . . This is part of the reply that I received *I know they are Bone, But the Americans know Ivory as Bone,and I have been selling to ebay for 5 years now ,have sold 100s of Bone (IVORY) Bobbins, on ebay.When I first started putting them up in 1998,Only America Ebay was online,and was told in no-uncertain terms that Bone was not acceptable as a word used to describe bone bobbins,(She said to me IVORY is the word you use)So I do,*
Is this correct, ie that Americans use bone/ivory interchangeably? . . . Brian from Cooranbong, Australia ====================================================== No, Brian, This person is making it up as she goes along. You will notice that she carefully doesn't say WHO told her this incredibly peculiar piece of information (I AM being polite!) This is the equivalent of putting up a blurry picture. It is all totally misleading. There may be a genuine misunderstanding somewhere along the line, but having sold hundreds (!!) of bobbins, I think this person is just bilking her buyers. Ivory is not bone and vice versa. Ivory is more valuable than bone and more restricted now, due to global bans against the trade in ivory. Ivory objects can only be traded if they have provenance to show they are antiques older than the ban. It is illegal to import or sell newer ivory objects. I think it is funny that this woman is touting her wares as ivory; it could get her in deep hot water with the Customs people, should they ever take note of her activities. What will her defense be? "They are really bone?" That does open up a case for fraud, doesn't it? Incredible! Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
