Olympic torches on ebay...unbelievable

[Dav the wheel nut]

If you search for 'Olympic torch' on ebay you will see a large number of people, chosen for their achievements and good character to carry the torch, are now selling them on ebay for obscene amounts of money. Most are doing it for personal gain with no mention of money going to charity or the like.
Is it just me that thinks this is totally immoral?
Here is ONE EXAMPLE
Some of the sellers haven't even run yet!
Others are selling the uniform they were given aswell :roll:

 

[Taz]

and what would you use 1 for if you bought it?

 

[ranski]

Sums up the games...

All about the $


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[Adamski]

I would go running in the park with mine


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[Darren Slone]

Had to look twice at the current bid

 

[Taz]

I would go running in the park with mine


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it would keep your hands warm

 

[BMWZ4MC]

For a potential £125K it is a little hard to condemn them though...

 

[Bing]

This is the best one : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Olympic-T...morabilia_ET&hash=item4d0172a6be#ht_500wt_922

 

[Taz]

i'd piff my sides if it was a fake

 

[Darren Slone]

A friend of a friend is running one of the legs, I wonder if he'll take 2K for it

 

[Darren Slone]

This is the best one : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Olympic-T...morabilia_ET&hash=item4d0172a6be#ht_500wt_922

Brill!!

 

[Redzedfour]

Totally disgusting imo :thumbsdown:,

 

[Taz]

This is the best one : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Olympic-T...morabilia_ET&hash=item4d0172a6be#ht_500wt_922

 

[Adamski]

£125k and still time left, with 47 bidders


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[Mafoo]

This is the best one : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Olympic-T...morabilia_ET&hash=item4d0172a6be#ht_500wt_922

 

[markeg]

This is the best one : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Olympic-T...morabilia_ET&hash=item4d0172a6be#ht_500wt_922

 

[Mafoo]

The only use I can see if for grating cheese?

 

[lacroupade]

I suspect someone is quite rightly winding the seller up. I bloody hope so anyway; surely nobody is stupid enough to pay more then a tenner for something so rare that there are only EIGHT THOUSAND of them in existence....?? :?

 

[Jembo]

Now here's a giggle... we could set up a few new fake eBay ID's & bid millions, maybe even billions for them & then do a runner (pun intended)

Then when eBay collected their percentage, the geeza would be stung for a right royal commission...

Who's game on?

 

[tomscott]

If they gave it to charity I wouldn't be bothered. But it is very insensitive especially so soon.