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New law forbidding the sale of used gear Japan

There is a new law in Japan forbidding the sale of electonics that are more than 5 years old. I think that this coul have major ramifications as well as present the opportunity to buy tons of used gear in japan on the cheap. Check out the following link:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/22/japan-bans-old-electronics-as-of-april-1/
audioobsessed
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justlisten
489 posts
 
they also have a law requiring car owners to replace their vehicles engines after 30,000 miles, to keep air polutions low...while I can sort of see that logic,....this is pretty extreme!

I guess I will be the first to offer to take all that old AirTight and Wavac gear off those sellers!
ozfly
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Have safety standards improved that much over the last five years? I don't think so. What an interesting excuse to eliminate competition for new gear. I hope it doesn't catch on in other countries!
musicslug
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there's actually a quite widespread aversion to buying used over there to begin with. friends of mine speak of people basically putting perfectly good possessions on the the curb for the taking. lightly used japanese car engines are often exported, much to the benefit of US consumers.
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rja
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Can we buy those engines with 30,000 miles? In my mind, that's almost a new engine!
mdhoover
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Here's to hoping that Stax Omega 2 headsets have been in production for over 5 years! When was the Omega 2 introduced, anyway?
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