Is this the ultimate Olympic souvenir?
- Thread starter indalo
- Start date
Whether or not that bid was serious, it seems something went wrong. Today, there is another, (possibly same one) on sale with a current bid of 30K and 63 bids. There is another for 50K but only one bid, probably the seller's opening price.
So much for a double-dip recession if people are prepared to pay ridiculous prices for glorified tat!
Indalo
So much for a double-dip recession if people are prepared to pay ridiculous prices for glorified tat!
Indalo
The sale of these is controversial - I imagine some of the bids have been placed as a protest and spoiler of the auction.
8000 torches have been manufactured for the event.
8,000 Olympic torches: how many will end up on eBay? : TameBay : eBay & ecommerce made easy
8,000 Olympic torches: how many will end up on eBay? : TameBay : eBay & ecommerce made easy
I daresay plenty will be sold, one woman who'd completed her "run" was featured on BBC TV news yesterday already selling hers.
On another angle, why is Britain making such a mess of the torch run, it's pathetic? The "runners" are mostly walking, each one often only a few yards to the next handover, often clowning around, kissing bystanders etc and generally turning it into a mickey-taking circus. Other countries have always treated it seriously, participants genuinely running and doing reasonable distances before handover. I hate to think what other countries are thinking of this shambles, more akin to a student rag than a celebration of the Olympic ideal.
On another angle, why is Britain making such a mess of the torch run, it's pathetic? The "runners" are mostly walking, each one often only a few yards to the next handover, often clowning around, kissing bystanders etc and generally turning it into a mickey-taking circus. Other countries have always treated it seriously, participants genuinely running and doing reasonable distances before handover. I hate to think what other countries are thinking of this shambles, more akin to a student rag than a celebration of the Olympic ideal.
BBC radio 4 news has just announced the torch has been sold for that over £150,000 bid and the Cornish woman who sold it is giving the money to a mental health charity.
I still remain doubtful the buyer will cough up, unless they are either very wealthy or the sale was a pre-agreed publicity stunt for an intended donation anyway.
I still remain doubtful the buyer will cough up, unless they are either very wealthy or the sale was a pre-agreed publicity stunt for an intended donation anyway.
Yes, I heard the same bulletin Flecc and I agree with your conjecture. Only 7,999 to go now although some will keep theirs, I suppose.
Indalo
If these torches are really fetching that kind of money, the market will soon be flooded with replicas. It is a bit like the story of the hangman`s rope. In the old days, the executioner was allowed to keep the rope. If someone infamous was hanged, the executioner would cut the rope into short lengths, and sell them as souvenirs. It is said that, based on the number of such souvenirs sold, Dick Turpin was hanged with a rope that would stretch from London to York!
One "expert" considered the genuine torches will settle at around £1500 each. With 8000 in circulation soon I doubt if he's right, it wouldn't surprise me if it became difficult to sell at the £200 cost. The shambolic way in which the present "run" is being carried out is also likely to seriously devalue them.