How does Costco get away with selling them?
they pay some form of taxes to the localities would be my guess.
Its not legal in some states. In fact even in some of the states where its legal they must be shipped to a funeral home.
http://www.costco.com/The-Mother-Casket-by-Universal-Standard-Shipping.product.11008302.html
>>Currently, caskets can only be purchased from and shipped to addresses in the following states:
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Your bill to and ship to addresses must both be in the list of states above for your order to be valid.<<