Joyce Bell made thousands after selling almost 100 items online.
A pensioner who made thousands of pounds secretly selling elephant ivory on Ebay is facing being sent to prison for 12 months.
The court was told that Bell spent years selling costume jewellery to China and other countries and had made £6,412.12 as a result of her online activity. She also admitted breaching a trade prohibition by selling ivory items to others between 6 June and 21 September 2022, contrary to the Ivory Act 2018 section 12 .
Bell did not respond to the demands and was later found to be lying about the price she was selling for, with some items sold for nearly ten times what she claimed. The court was told that international collectors would have been well aware - from the listed weights - that Bell's goods were, in reality, made from elephant ivory.
"She said she bought it because she liked and hoarded it. She said she just liked looking at them. On occasion she sold them for extra money and as a hobby. "Ivory is heavier than bovine bone and collectors know that. Someone purchasing would know, if they were a collector, if it was, in fact, ivory."
"For example, if you arrange a sale of an ivory item, provide advertising of an ivory item or keep an ivory item in a shop for sale.
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