Ebay bids wanted urgently

[Beenherebefore]

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/father-and-son-who-discovered-rare-whale-vomit-on-beach-near-bristol-pu...

[Beenherebefore]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

I suppose he means it smells? (Aroma) 

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It was used in fragrances......some of the older most expensive perfumes used it until synthetic chemicals replaced it.

[Toby]

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@adamtemp64 wrote:

I thought it was illegal to sell it from a few to programmes !!

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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?

[jonsie]

Smells like vomit then....

[Cleoriff]

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@Beenherebefore wrote:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

I suppose he means it smells? (Aroma) 

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It was used in fragrances......some of the older most expensive perfumes used it until synthetic chemicals replaced it.

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Yes I know........(though what anyone would use it for nowadays beats me?) Put it in your lounge and get rid of unwanted visitors?

[Beenherebefore]

As it ages it develops a pleasant armour (sic)..............see what I did there ?

[Cleoriff]

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@Beenherebefore wrote:
As it ages it develops a pleasant armour (sic)..............see what I did there ?

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'As it ages'.....errrmmmm for how long?

[Beenherebefore]

Not sure but I guess that's why it was used in fragrances.

[Cleoriff]

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@Beenherebefore wrote:
Not sure but I guess that's why it was used in fragrances.

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Never found a fragrance that lasts long if honest. Except Opium which is probably the worst perfume ever made....

[Anonymous]

What did you think of the perfume 'Poison' @Cleoriff ... it was just goddamn awful ... made me have a bit of a dizzy 

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:

What did you think of the perfume 'Poison' @Cleoriff ... it was just goddamn awful ... made me have a bit of a dizzy 

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Another awful one .....