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Hi Ariel,

Wow, eBay sure knows how to ummmmm...

hmmmm. Actually, I read the full article. EBay will allow: ""will allow some antique (pre-1900) items that contain a small amount of ivory, such as a table with a small ivory inlay or an antique piano with ivory keys...Items which contain a significant amount of ivory, regardless of the age, such as chess sets, ivory broaches and ivory jewelry are not permitted under the new policy."

Anyway, I'd vote for keeping the CITES guidelines up. While we can't buy ivory on eBay, we can get it elsewhere, and it's good for everyone (especially newbies) to know about the law before they get stung by it and forfeit a perfectly legal antique to customs somewhere.

Also note that the ban applies only to elephant ivory. There are other forms of ivory out there (walrus, hippo, etc), and some of them are are also regulated by CITES. and CITES covers a lot more things than ivory, although it's our major concern here. Tiger claws, sea turtle shell, various furs, etc. similar in a weapon are also regulated under CITES

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