Cue Might Be Homeward Bound
Thanks for the reply to my question about ivory. I've done some Internet research on the subject and althought you express a sentimental though about "The cue is just coming home", Since 1989 ivory importation has been strictly regulated. And although there are some loopholes in the regulation, such as if you can prove the ivory didn't come from an endangered animal like an elephant, or that the ivory used was at least 100 years, getting the cue into the USA legally doesn't seem possible. The U.S.F.W.S. (Fish &Wildlife Services), ICE (immigration & Customs Enforcement) and Department of Homeland Security are very vigilant on preventing ivory smuggling and the item is subject to prosecution and the shipper/recipient of the item(s) are mutually subject to additional penalties hat can include criiminal prosecution & civile penalties as well if the cue shipment is detected/intercepted.
So unless you're wiilling to do an escrow with an USA agent so that you don't get payment until the cue is actually in the possession of the USA escrow agent whom confirms the cue is indeed in the USA, it's pretty unlikely anyone is going to risk paying for the cue and just hope it gets through US Customswhich isn't going to happen. Everything gets closely inspected nowadays....it's a different world ever since terrorism hit our shores. The financial risks and potential penalties pretty much dictate that the risks aren't worth the reward. If you can figure out a risk free way to get the cue into the USA, there are bound to be some prospective buyers on the forum that would love to hear about this. I'm one of them.
