One Japanese person, writing on the Internet, pointed out that since the ban was imposed, ivory has lost value. If trade is legalized, the price will go up again. Some Japanese business people have already imported ivory at the current price, gambling that they will make windfall profits later.
一位日本商人為文指出，象牙禁制以來，逐漸失去價值，如果象牙貿易合法化，價格必會上升，一些日本商家已下賭注買入平價象牙，希望遲些獲取豐厚利潤。