California law will let a dealer in California sell to a person out of state that has a C&R, but not to a person with a C&R that lives in California. I have bought from Ivory Bead's in California before with my C&R.
Ithaca16,
I don't know where you got this information. I read the Calif DOJ regs and like Dave Barry, I saw nothing in the regs about this. I've purchased with my C&R from Cal dealers with it also. I think there's a lot of misunderstanding about C&R's and people are willing to forward on heresay on the subject which adds to the confusion.
By the way, Jim at Ivory Beads is the one that recommended I get a C&R so he didn't have to do the transfers for me.