Liu Liang-kuo says that the profit on an ivory name chop is three to four times that of one made from a steer horn. Three or four years ago, he could sell more than 10 ivory chops per day. Today he can sell only one or two per week. And often there are customers who ask him why he even sells ivory chops.
保有許多象牙存貨的商人更覺「冤枉」，劉良國就說，象牙印章是牛角印章的三倍利潤，三、四年前，店裡一天可以賣出十幾個象牙，如今每個禮拜只能售出一、二個，還常有顧客質問他為何賣象牙印章？