Emin, Notify the authorities? Why would I ever do that?
Am not the morals police, thank you. One can express puzzlement at silly (felony for possible $200 profit) relatively high risk (customs, enforcement, confiscation, failure of buyer to show), low reward (aforementioned $200), unethical (smuggling) conduct without feeling a compulsion to tattle. Incidentally, I absolutely agree that there is a world of difference between bringing one (iPhone, iPad) from overseas for folks you know and as a "straight" business transaction for strangers. It is interisting what the "misconduct threshhold" for folks is. It may be a silly law. It may be a law that is cheerfully flouted by the entire central apparat of Edinstvo with their iPads. But it's law and there is some sense to it, as most jurisdictions probably want to collect customs duties and/or ensure that unlicensed electrical equipment is not sold in their country. It's a bit like giving someone $5 to eat expired ketchup. Would you for $5? For $10? For $200? So, while it amuses me, couldn't actually care less if folks smuggle iPhones in their underwear or not. Incidentally, in U.S., not available online, $595 w/o a contract for the base model iPhone4. _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
