Over on cryptography @ wasabisystems.com there's a thread about Ebay not showing items to folks whose languages were set to German (ergo they must fnord be ruled by the German State which prohibits showing the citizens in its fnord care various things).
The item in question is a 3-rotor Enigma. ...... >>Interesting, when i try to look at this from work (over in brighton, >>actually), i get: >> >> Dear User: >> >> Unfortunately, access to this particular category or item has >> been blocked due to legal restrictions in your home country. >> Based on our discussions with concerned government agencies and >> eBay community members, we have taken these steps to reduce the >> chance of inappropriate items being displayed. Regrettably, in >> some cases this policy may prevent users from accessing items >> that do not violate the law. At this time, we are working on >> less restrictive alternatives. Please accept our apologies for >> any inconvenience this may cause you, and we hope you may find >> other items of interest on eBay. >> >>But I can hit it from my dsl line at home (right up the road). >> >>I guess Verizon T1-land is restricted... > > >it depends solely on the preferred language settings of your browser. > >When I had German on the first position it was blocked too. >When I rearranged it below English I could view the page.