Olympic Torch on eBay

Malevolence · 19 May 2012 at 18:21

Apparently, the bearers are being offered the chance to buy the torches they carry for about £200 or so. One of the guys from this morning has put his up on eBay and it's currently at £153,800. :eek:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330735585904

What do you reckon, legit or not?

Biohazard · 19 May 2012 at 18:23

£153k with time left to go. Crazy. Couldn't tell you if it is legit but if they sold it to them without conditions I would guess it would be ok.

T345 · 19 May 2012 at 18:24

deffo real

ElliorR · 19 May 2012 at 18:24

Good luck to them if genuine. Nice to see someone make money from the London Olympics as I bet we don't.

ElliorR · 19 May 2012 at 18:25

The £25 postage made me laugh but I expect he hadn't reckoned getting to this point.

Jokester · 19 May 2012 at 18:27

The bids don't look real.

Surveyor · 19 May 2012 at 18:27

The auction may be genuine but I doubt the bids are.

I think they're just taking the Mickey.

4T5 · 19 May 2012 at 18:28

This may make it a bit more interesting for the other carriers that are running through the rough areas.

Malevolence · 19 May 2012 at 18:31

4T5 said:
This may make it a bit more interesting for the other carriers that are running through the rough areas.

I was thinking that myself. The torch relay is coming to Stoke. The question now is, will it leave?

cm1179 · 19 May 2012 at 18:34

can't be real, surely?

if it is, they'll be going for £10 by the end of next week once every other person cottons on

Dmack · 19 May 2012 at 18:34

Malevolence said:
I was thinking that myself. The torch relay is coming to Stoke. The question now is, will it leave?

brill

4T5 · 19 May 2012 at 18:36

I'm thinking a 3 way Op with 1 to distract 1 to rob & 1 to block any chasers.

*2 people needed for one off job - 50k via Paypal after the deed is done*

T345 · 19 May 2012 at 18:37

4T5 said:
I'm thinking a 3 way Op with 1 to distract 1 to rob & 1 to block any chasers.

*2 people needed for one off job - 50k via Paypal after the deed is done*

let's do this

FBi7 · 19 May 2012 at 18:37

They said on the news this morning that the bearers got to keep their torches.

Robbo · 19 May 2012 at 18:40

I think I'd pay a tenner for it.

mogwai · 19 May 2012 at 18:49

Chap at work is one of the torch bearers, you get the opportunity to buy it for £200.

Robbo · 19 May 2012 at 18:50

Now no longer available. Guess people were just spam bidding for no reason.

T345 · 19 May 2012 at 18:53

guess someone else decided to pop it on
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/London-20...ps=63&clkid=8530858612526475575#ht_500wt_1287

Slade2 · 19 May 2012 at 18:57

If you are a sponsered runner then you get a free one from coca cola if I am correct. Other torch people can purchase them for about £200 again this is what I have been led to believe by someone who knows a couple of the people running today.

Squid · 19 May 2012 at 19:09

If your happen to have a 1948 London torch now's the time to sell it !!