Bradford Bulls winger Gareth Raynor has been ordered to sell assets to raise £120,000 to pay for his counterfeit eBay scam – or go back to jail.

Former Great Britain rugby league international Raynor, 33, sold fake printing ink and games software via auction website eBay.

He was jailed for 15 months in May last year, but faced a Hull Crown Court hearing yesterday to claw back ill-gotten gains from crime following his early prison release last December.

The police had placed legal restraining orders on his luxury home in Brough, East Yorkshire, £70,000 in a bank account, a Porsche Boxster and 4X4 Lexus.

They were prevented from sale while detectives went through all his financial records under a Proceeds of Crime Investigation, He set up a company importing fake ink direct from the Far East, re-packing it and selling it on to customers using a net-based shop on eBay and Amazon.

He was caught following a complaint from EPSON ink manufacturers who made test buys from his eBay site. East Riding Council trading standards department launched an investigation and his home was raided in a joint operation with the police. According to Raynor’s barrister, the business enterprise was to help supplement his income at the end of his Super League career.

Raynor, who has two daughters aged nine and seven, had pleaded guilty to 13 charges of counterfeiting and one charge of fraud between May, 2007 and August, 2008.

The bulk of the counterfeiting charges related to allegations of selling around 3,000 counterfeit Epson ink cartridge in six-packs using an on-line company called Genuine Ink. He told police his partner’s only activity was to take packages to the post office for him and that he used her PayPal account. Although her name was on the eBay account she did not use it.

Crown barrister Katherine Robinson told the hearing: “We say the benefit figure was £120,000. The specific criminal conduct was £36,000 and the general criminal conduct resulting from unpaid taxes on internet trading was £83,340. We have also agreed costs of £20,000 which are to be paid over two years.”

Raynor appeared at court with his partner Catriona Thomson. He left the talking to his barrister after contesting the figure claimed by the Crown.

His barrister, Anil Murray, said: “Not all of the money is available in liquid asset from. If it cannot be paid within the time period then I give notice we will seek leave to make an application to court for it to be extended.”

Recorder Martin Bethel said: “I agree the benefit figure was £120,000. The available amount of £120,000 should be paid within six months or a default period of two years and three months should be served in prison.”

In last May’s hearing, Raynor also admitted counterfeiting charges relating to compact discs for Nintendo game “Spiderman 3” and “Sonic Rush Adventure” and fake “Dogz” and “Pokeman” Game Boy Advanced cartridges.

In his last hearing barrister Anil Murray said: “He has played rugby all his life. Apart from any punishment, he faces financial ruin. The career of a professional sportsman is short. He was looking for money to help him at the end of his career.

“He has made a mistake and it is a big one. He knows he has not just let his family down, but also his supporters.”

Raynor walked free from the latest hearing into the arms of his partner.