Martin, Of course it's legal to own Achatinella. What's illegal is engaging in open online sell/trade. Achatinella is on CITES list of endangered species for a reason. To openly offer a federally protected species online on Ebay, with prior sales showing in the seller's feedback column, isn't very smart. Ebay can suspend your account for trafficking of illegal items and Fish and Wildlife can fine and/or incarcerate if items were sent abroad. In this case the seller's feedbacks shows prior sales of said items and checking the buyers location shows what state or countries the items were shipped too. We shell collectors get hit by ecologists as "reef rapers" because of one dimensional thinking. So when a sheller breaks the law it really makes all us shellers look bad. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------