A convicted conman must pay back nearly £500,000 after peddling Chinese pirate DVDs through eBay and other websites.

Trevor Pegg, 61, from Epsom, was jailed for three years in January after selling knock-offs of DVDs including Disney’s Little Mermaid, Mrs Brown’s Boys and crime series the Killing and Borgen.

Guildford Crown Court convicted Pegg on 13 counts including importing and supplying counterfeit DVDs, running a fraudulent business and money laundering.

Ebay 'obsessive' jailed after selling pirated Little Mermaid and Mrs Brown's Boys DVDs

Pegg benefited to the tune of £593,000 from the criminal activity. Last Thursday and the judge issued a confiscation order demanding he pays back £495,000 within six months or face an extra three-and-a-half years in prison.

Buckinghamshire and Surrey Trading Standards is set to receive £185,000, which will be reinvested in protecting consumers, and the rest will go to the Home Office.

Steve Ruddy, head of service for the trading standards, said: "Pegg thought he could hide behind his computer selling knock-off copies of children’s shows, poor quality versions of comedies and pirated police dramas - now he’s going to pay for those crimes.

"He made hundreds of thousands of pounds illegally - damaging reputable businesses and avoiding paying tax in the process - and I’m pleased that Pegg has been severely punished for lining his pockets at the expense of unsuspecting shoppers and firms that are working hard to provide customers with a good service."

The court heard how Pegg worked as a stock-taker for Safeways for 30 years, before becoming self-employed and then pursuing his online DVDs business and importing pirate DVDs from China.

Pegg’s barrister Rupert Hallowes told the court: "This defendant had developed a complete obsession with his Ebay trading, which was consuming every minute of every working hour while he was engaged in it and he seems to have lost all sense of proportion.

"He was completely obsessed with his status as a power seller."

Helyn Clack, Surrey County Council’s cabinet member for community services, said: "Unfortunately, counterfeit goods are still available on the internet and this case highlights how scammers try to dupe unsuspecting internet shoppers out of their hard-earned cash."

To report possible counterfeit purchases, call 03454 04 05 06.