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Originally Posted by HansTWN
I think Ferrari had those restrictions for a while, you were not allow to resell their cars for 2 years. Due to long delivery times the buyers could have resold them for more than double the regular price. In business there are many restrictions on who you can sell to --- many products are limited for sale to US customers only. I am not sure if those restrictions could be enforced legally or just by the threat of cutting off future supplies.
An example with obvious legal implication are antiques of dubious origins. The were perfectly legal to buy for many years, but now they can't be sold, even if there is no proof that they were looted or stolen.
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I imagine the Ferrari (and similar) items are contractual, as will be the various business arrangements (or sale within the U.S. may be to fit in with U.S. export laws). But I'm not sure I understand the antique situation you describe - do you have a link that describes it in any more detail. (I would have assumed that, unless the antiques were being held as part of an investigation, they could still be sold, albeit not with any claims as to their authenticity.)
I just noticed that I'm sitting in front of another example myself
. I've just finished eating one of those mini-chocolate bars that you buy in packs of a dozen in a bag. The wrapper around the bar says "Not for Individual Sale". I wonder if that is legally enforceable - or maybe it's covered by all the regulations surround the sale of foods.