Ishibashi and CITES?

[CiaranQ]

Hey brains trust,

Got my eye on a PB70 on Ishibashi, great price. Even with shipping, it undercuts the local sellers by $150-$200 AUD.

But, when I contact Ishibashi, they claim they cannot export basses with RW boards outside of Japan due to CITES?

How did the local Australian sellers, who are carrying quite a reasonable amount of stock, get their hands on these used Japanese basses, if Ishibashi can't send them?

Also, I bought a used Squier P bass (with a RW board) from Japan a few weeks back, no problems, no mention of CITES. Did I just get lucky there?

This CITES malarkey is annoying & confusing.

 

[ModuMan]

This CITES malarkey is annoying & confusing.

That about sums it up.

As to your other questions, it's entirely possible that your local sellers had their stock before CITES was more of an issue. It's also possible that Ishibashi is being VERY careful. They are meticulous in their descriptions and pricing, I'd expect no less with this as well.

 

[howlin]

I'm guessing that Ishibashi's volume within Japan allows them to not deal with shipping outside of the country even though I'd be surprised that they're not taking a hit on lost sales. The qualifications to ship RW under CITES just dosn't make it worth it in some cases. I know Andertons won't ship outside the EU for the same reasons or so they say. I have noticed that Thomann will ship RW if the price is over 500 euros but there are extra charges & delays, etc.