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eBay: No PS3 for UK

The PS3 certainly is a hot item now that it's officially launched (in Japan at least). With Sony's inability to launch in Europe until March 2007 (at the earliest), European gamers are going to have to wait for their PS3 ... or hit up eBay and import a unit. Unfortunately, they've shut that option down post-haste.

eBay's decided to put a stop to all that nonsense in the UK, stating that "PlayStation 3 consoles obtained outside of the EU cannot be listed on eBay.co.uk." This essentially means that Brits are going to have to find a different way to "smuggle" their PS3 into the country. We can logically assume that eBay will do the same in the rest of the EU markets they service.

eBay's decision doesn't come as much of a shock. After the legal troubles Lik-Sang went through, the world's biggest garage sale is most likely unwilling to test Sony's patience. We can (somewhat) understand the legalities of blocking a retailer from selling product over borders, but this recent blockage makes us wonder; what is the problem with an individual in Japan or North America firing his PS3 off to someone in the UK? Is there some PS3 Proliferation treaty out there we're not aware of?

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