mjpincelli wrote:

Came across this small (hand sized) bottle of silver liquid mercury. I know that it is considered hazardous....but can I sell it on eBay or CL without the police showing up?  I'm in Ohio.  Thanks for any help anyone can give.

Don't think the police would show up, but the

Inspector General of the United States Postal Service might...

(Mercury and items containing mercury are always prohibited).

http://pe.usps.com/text/qsg300/Q601.htm

http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c2_001.htm#ep772768

Also not allowed on eBay, either...

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/hazardous-materials.html

Items containing mercury such as thermometers and the following batteries:

Alkaline-manganese batteries

Mercuric oxide button batteries (button-shaped batteries typically used in vintage camera equipment)

Zinc-carbon batteries

The "River" has  / allows liquid mercury sales,

however, this appears to be limited to specific licensed

industrial / scientific materials-supply companies, and not individual sellers...

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General informational article about liquid mercury,

(not related to any of the above referenced sites /places):

http://www.liquidmercury.net/

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One of my favorite toys as a kid was a maze that you had to roll a blob of mercury through by tilting. Just one of those fun things you can't buy any more.

All know the way, but few follow it.

You might want to look out for this dude to.    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcW9Bd4vjaY&list=PLDDB1B15282D713DF