You may find that restrictions on sales occur only to commercial sales, not to 
auctions which are, by default, private sales.

Gnuthad


On 11 Jan 2002 at 19:41, Rick Welykochy wrote:

> Andrew Fries wrote:
> 
> > The unit in question, Opti-UPS PowerES 420ES came from the online auction site
> > at <http://www.auctiontraders.com.au>. But when it arrived I found it sports
> > those three-point straight pin power plugs used in the States. Apparently it
> > was not intended for sale in Australia!  ...
> 
> Contact the Dept of Fair Trading and ask advice on the matter. It is probably
> illegal to sell electrical goods not suited for Aussie conditions. My uninformed
> guess on this is based on those strident Electrical Compliance stickers one
> often sees on the back of consumer electrical goods, indicating what power
> supply the item is certified for, and includes a certification/compliance
> number. I would think the UPS you have purchased would be non-compliant.
> 
> -rickw
> 
> 
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