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Originally Posted by johnS
Hey Mike, you were right. It didn't take long for that law to get overturned: TOKYO (AP) -- Japan will effectively scrap a ban on the sale of used appliances after receiving a barrage of protests from musicians and dealers of second-hand goods.
And the government gets to save face, too: But second-hand dealers argued they would be driven out of business, and musicians claimed the law would dissuade young people from learning and would stifle creativity, as turntables and other used gadgets are important tools.
So the Trade Ministry on Monday reinterpreted the law to let used goods sellers circumvent the ban. Trade Ministry official Kazuhisa Kakui said electric appliances could be sold after April 1 by classifying the transactions as rentals rather than sales.
This according to an AP report today:
Mar 27, 12:57 PM EST
Japan to End Ban on Resale of Used Goods
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That was fast. Good news though, I know that Japan is home to some of the most serious, obsessive, vintage heads in the world. I remember seeing some INSANE equipment lists for "all vintage" studios in japan.