IANAL but I don't see how this is any different than any other sort of international transaction. I can buy items from eBay sellers in the US so why can't I bu

IANAL but I don't see how this is any different than any other sort of international transaction. I can buy items from eBay sellers in the US so why can't I buy work in the US? Having said that I'm certainly willing to attribute it to some weird legal restriction.