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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 10062967, member: 79705"]I was going to say....The Japanese still make tortoiseshell items. It is legal domestically, but they absolutely attempt to export it. You can find the illegal new stuff on eBay occasionally, even though eBay bans the sale completely.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Any country that participates in CITES is only going to view antique items as legal to sell (with paperwork, export/import rules etc. etc.), generally speaking. You'd have to look at your country's participation and specific laws.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 10062967, member: 79705"]I was going to say....The Japanese still make tortoiseshell items. It is legal domestically, but they absolutely attempt to export it. You can find the illegal new stuff on eBay occasionally, even though eBay bans the sale completely. Any country that participates in CITES is only going to view antique items as legal to sell (with paperwork, export/import rules etc. etc.), generally speaking. You'd have to look at your country's participation and specific laws.[/QUOTE]
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