on 23-08-2016 13:34
on 23-08-2016 13:34
on 23-08-2016 14:30
on 23-08-2016 14:30
on 23-08-2016 14:32
on 23-08-2016 14:32
@adamtemp64 wrote:
I thought it was illegal to sell it from a few to programmes !!
I found this @adamtemp64:
Yes and no. In most countries, including the UK and the rest of the EU, it is currently perfectly legal to salvage a lump of ambergris from beaches and sell it, either at auction or on sites such as eBay. All whale and dolphin species are strictly protected under EU law and international trade in whale products is banned. However, ambergris is treated differently, since CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) regards the substance as an excretion, like urine or faeces, and therefore, as a benign byproduct and hence not requiring to be covered under the Convention. The EU is currently happy to support this definition.
http://uk.whales.org/blog/2015/09/ambergris-lucky-lucrative-and-legal
Also, how would one prove that it was real from eBay?
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on 23-08-2016 14:32
on 23-08-2016 14:32
on 23-08-2016 14:35
on 23-08-2016 14:35
@Beenherebefore wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:
I suppose he means it smells? (Aroma)
It was used in fragrances......some of the older most expensive perfumes used it until synthetic chemicals replaced it.
Yes I know........(though what anyone would use it for nowadays beats me?) Put it in your lounge and get rid of unwanted visitors?
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on 23-08-2016 16:16
on 23-08-2016 16:16
on 23-08-2016 17:03
on 23-08-2016 17:03
@Beenherebefore wrote:
As it ages it develops a pleasant armour (sic)..............see what I did there ?
'As it ages'.....errrmmmm for how long?
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on 23-08-2016 17:12
on 23-08-2016 17:12
on 23-08-2016 17:40
on 23-08-2016 17:40
@Beenherebefore wrote:
Not sure but I guess that's why it was used in fragrances.
Never found a fragrance that lasts long if honest. Except Opium which is probably the worst perfume ever made....
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on 24-08-2016 21:36
on 24-08-2016 21:47
on 24-08-2016 21:47