Olympic Torch for sale on eBay

Gizmodo

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/London-2012-Olympic-Torch-/330735585904?pt=UK_Sports_Memorabilia_ET&hash=item4d01608a70#ht_500wt_922

After seeing it on ITV news this eBay auction went from £5300 to £6500 in the time it took me to click on the link!

Is it right? Should those that have been given the "privilege" of bearing the flame and to keep a torch as a souvenir, be allowed to sell them on eBay within hours of them being used?

Discuss.

team47b

Up to £153,800 by the time I looked!

No it's simply wrong.

Greed.

But then again what price would it have to reach before you would be tempted to do the same...

Cleat Eastwood

i see the sellers also selling a lilliput lane dormouse cottage, hehe

RDW

Surely extracting as much cash as possible from every opportunity is in the true spirit of the modern Olympics(tm)?

Nice design. Why not just have one torch and pass it on to the next bearer..?

esd

my understanding is that every torch bearer gets to buy a souvenir - is it £400 ? they dont get to keep the real one

Gizmodo

I bet you the bidder doesn't pay. I've seen other items, items auctioned for charity that get a lot of publicity go for a high price but then the winner just doesn't pay up. The bidders are drunken idiots that have no intention of paying that sort of money. Because it's eBay they don't realise they have entered into a legal contract to buy it.

esd

bin my origianl answer..it is a real one peeps get if they fork out £215....if peeps willing to buy one hey ho

Gizmodo

esd wrote:

bin my origianl answer..it is a real one peeps get if they fork out £215....if peeps willing to buy one hey ho

I just found that myself. http://londonist.com/2012/03/olympic-torchbearers-charged-to-keep-torches.php

If we've made them pay for it, then it's there's to sell. Not a bad return if the winning bidder actually pays (which I doubt)

Gizmodo

Interesting, eBay is now saying "The listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available"

Cleat Eastwood

i'm going to bid for the dormouse cottage then - cant beat a bit of cottaging in an olympic year.

McBoom

Surely cashing in is the epitome of the Olympic spirit?

mattshrops

Cleat Eastwood wrote:

i'm going to bid for the dormouse cottage then - cant beat a bit of cottaging in an olympic year.

that cottage is classy mmm mm

alan_a

Gizmodo wrote:

Interesting, eBay is now saying "The listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available"

This one is still available for £150K :shock:

steelie600

Alan A wrote:

Gizmodo wrote:

Interesting, eBay is now saying "The listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available"

This one is still available for £150K :shock:

another

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/London-2012-Olympic-Torch-/330735828718?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DDLSL%252BSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BUA%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D330735585904%252B330735585904%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8537278723945526108

Peddle Up!

RDW wrote:

Surely extracting as much cash as possible from every opportunity is in the true spirit of the modern Olympics(tm)?

Exactly. Completely in the spirit of the event.

Mike Healey

They're not replicas but the actual torch the relay runner (walker in my ageing case) carries. At the end of each leg, after you've handed the torch on (metaphorically), it is disabled (don't know how) and, if you've paid your £199, it's yours.

My club is paying for mine and we're going to use it as an annual trophy, purpose to be decided. Sell it, be damned

graham.

Mike Healey wrote:

They're not replicas but the actual torch the relay runner (walker in my ageing case) carries. At the end of each leg, after you've handed the torch on (metaphorically), it is disabled (don't know how) and, if you've paid your £199, it's yours.

My club is paying for mine and we're going to use it as an annual trophy, purpose to be decided. Sell it, be damned

Well done you.

de_sisti

Gizmodo wrote:

Because it's eBay they don't realise they have entered into a legal contract to buy it.

Ahh, but it's not a legal contract and you can't be sued for "breach of contract" if you don't pay for something
that you've won the bid on. Some legal eagle will correct me, I'm sure.

desweller

Don't see why not. I've no idea what their circumstances are; they might really need the money. No way of knowing, is there.

BillyMansell

steelie600 wrote:

Alan A wrote:

Gizmodo wrote:

Interesting, eBay is now saying "The listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available"

This one is still available for £150K :shock:

another

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/London-2012-Olympic-Torch-/330735828718?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DDLSL%252BSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BUA%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D330735585904%252B330735585904%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8537278723945526108

If someone wanted to be a sourpuss they could report the listing as they state that they're not due to run until Monday afternoon, so they don't technically have the item to sell.

islwyn

This upsets me.

Gizmodo

Islwyn wrote:

This upsets me.

What upsets you Islwyn? The fact that you haven't been picked to be a torch bearer, or the fact that you have to pay £199 to keep the torch, or the that there are 8000 torch bearers, or the that there are several for sale on eBay, or the fact that I started a thread about it?

Alinshearah

this one is funny. You can bid for a 'picture' of the torch http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/London-2012-Olympic-Torch-Photo-/330736101504?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DDLSL%252BSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BUA%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D330735585904%252B330735585904%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8553631200444412651#ht_500wt_949

mattshrops

Theres a guy who lost 3 limbs(soldier) whos done the relay today. Now i'm prepared to bet that any sort of settlement/pension hes recieving for his injuries in the line of duty is shite. He very likely wouldnt do it, but if he chose to sell the torch i say good luck to him and i hope he makes a packet.

Although thinking about it the bastards would probably stop his pension - is it means tested??

kentphil

They'll regret selling them in the years to come I think.
What did you do with the olympic torch you ran with dad? Oh, I sold it on ebay the next day son!

mr_sj

And i bought you a house with the money i made from it.

Cant see anyone being that arsed in years to come, or maybe only if they realise they cold have made even more if they held onto it for a few years.

Alinshearah

The picture of the torch is now up to over £10,000!!!! Bloody hell. Surely this can't be real, can it?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190681453008&clk_rvr_id=344925776397#ht_500wt_949

kentphil

£29,000 now :-)

nicklouse

59,100 now.

Mad.

Peddle Up!

nicklouse wrote:

59,100 now.

Mad.

£150k! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Gazzaputt

Don't see the problem in selling it.

You've bought it it's yours to do as you like.

Hell if I paid £199 and could get thousands I would.