So, so dumb. Likely not enough mercury in the entire history of nixie production to be concerned about in one package even! Like the hysterical nonsense of closing down a school because someone broke a fluorescent light bulb or one of those insipid coiled compact flo ones, with what, 1/20th of a drop of mercury in it, maybe? People are nuts.
On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 4:41 PM 'Mike Harrison' via neonixie-l < [email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:57:38 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: > > >I tried to buy some IV-16 in a foreign country, far over the channel. > >here is the message I just received from ebay: > > > >Hello Benoit, > > > >The purchase you recently made under the International Delivery Service > >with xxxxxxxx could not be completed. > > > >The object in question has been restricted. This may be due to import or > >delivery restrictions, or International Delivery Service eligibility > >requirements. The item will not be sent to you, nor will it be returned > to > >the seller. > > > >Don't worry. You will be fully refunded to the payment method used to > >purchase the item within 72 hours. We will make two separate refunds: the > >first for the price of the object and the second for the shipping and > >import costs. No further action is required on your part. > > > >[image: Sans titre.jpg] > > There have been many reported cases of the Ebay shipping program > destroying nixies and all sorts of > other tubes because they think they contain mercury, and can't be shipped > by air. > > Never, ever use Ebay's shipping service for any kind of tube. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/vltg3ipjgsrerarelai8ft3ksa3ofjobam%404ax.com > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAJD4P-iDZpJQaK0DJjCkOcDMygFG5cB-yPByrgLnQy9B4eB6iQ%40mail.gmail.com.
