Why can't you BUY a Relic ?

Question: Why can't you BUY a Relic !?
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

You can, it just happens to be illegal in most countries!.

Quite rightly, countries consider relics as part of their national heritage, and don't want pieces of their history stolen!. Iraq had a rather serious problem with this at the start of the 2003 war, when the National Museum was looted and thousands of pieces were stolen!. They are only not starting to be recovered!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, museums often do!.

I have mud brick inscribed with Cuneiform writing from Babylon!.

I took it in the 1980's, when in Iraq!. I am an Assyrian, the original people of Iraq descending from the Assyrians/Babylonians, the Arabs dont have much respect for our history, and persecute us!.!.!.!.!.so, i simply took some of it back!Www@QuestionHome@Com

You can, I am up for sale at the moment!. The wife wants a flat screen telly, and says I have to pay for it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You can, I've got the actual biro that King John signed the Magna Carta with!. Yours for ￡20!. Or 3 for ￡50Www@QuestionHome@Com

Because they should belong to us all-if they are of historical value!. You can buy as many as you want on Ebay!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Because most of them are fake!.

But, have you checked EBay, lately!?Www@QuestionHome@Com