⟩ A French glove manufacturer received an order for 5,000 pairs of expensive sealskin gloves from New York department store. HE then learned that there was a very expensive tax on the import of sealskin gloves into the United States. How did he (legitimately) get the gloves into the country without paying the import tax?
The manufacturer sent 5,000 right-hand gloves to Miami and 5,000 left-hand gloves to New York. He refused to pay the duty on them so both sets of gloves were impounded. Since no body claimed them, both lots were subsequently sold off at auction. They went for a very low price (who wants 5,000 left hand gloves?). Naturally, it was the clever Frenchman who one with a very low bid at each auction.
