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23rd December 22, 09:39 AM
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 Originally Posted by Brian Rose
The seller speculates that the fur is rabbit. I’m thinking it looks more like “the fur that shall not be named”. It looks a bit too coarse for rabbit.
Is it impolitic to ask what “the fur that shall not be named” is? I was recently online window shopping for sporrans, and noticed quite a few that said “not available to US customers” in the description.
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23rd December 22, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by TheVintageLibertine
Is it impolitic to ask what “the fur that shall not be named” is? I was recently online window shopping for sporrans, and noticed quite a few that said “not available to US customers” in the description.
Not impolitic at all. Heidi Klum was once married to this type of fur.
How's that for cryptic? 
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23rd December 22, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Father Bill
Not impolitic at all. Heidi Klum was once married to this type of fur.
How's that for cryptic?
I never knew sporrans were made of R&B singers. You learn something new every day 🤯
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24th December 22, 07:42 AM
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The fur "that shall not be named" or "sea-Voldemort" is seal.
It's been illegal to import into the USA, or sell within US borders, for many years.
Anything made with seal fur attempting to cross the border, or offered for sale, is subject to on-the-spot seizure by federal authorities.
AFAIK it's not illegal to possess, unlike ivory.
So when purchasing a seal sporran from a seller outwith the USA you take your chances.
Many slip through, many are seized by US Customs.
Obviously if the seller puts "seal fur" or "sealskin" in the Customs declaration, or if the sporran has a "Made from Greenland Seal" sticker on the back, the chances of slipping through are reduced.
Hence the "must not be named".
Unlike the word "ivory" which is often caught by online filters used by various sites, the word "seal" (being an ordinary English word with several other meanings) is far more difficult to filter out.
Last edited by OC Richard; 24th December 22 at 07:50 AM.
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24th December 22, 07:47 AM
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For under $10 three sporrans, two apparently adult size, one child's size.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/22530059776...tion=10%7C3000
I wish the seller had posted a photo showing the backs.
Because many Pakistani sporrans look like Scottish-made sporrans from the front, but have telltale oddities on the back.
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30th December 22, 04:11 AM
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Lovely made in Scotland seal sporran for around $10.
The shipping is pricey to the USA, but being seal it shouldn't be posted here anyway.
I would guess that post within the UK is much less.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/17555111915...tion=10%7C3000
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5th January 23, 04:11 AM
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Nice plain brown leather Day sporran $25.
The seller doesn't show the back, I asked if there were any stamps or markings on the back.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/16586648439...tion=10%7C3000
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