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Has this ebayer gone mad?

Burlesque_Babe
Burlesque_Babe Posts: 17,547 Forumite
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I could understand someone with a zero feedback bidding like this to be stupid, but this ebayer does have some kind of feedback history - I know you can be a big fan, but surely this is a bit mad???? :eek: :eek: :eek:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/David-Victoria-Beckham-World-Cup-Football-Party-Invite_W0QQitemZ6628137145QQcategoryZ16071QQcmdZViewItem
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  • bingo_bango
    bingo_bango Posts: 2,594 Forumite
    hmmm...seems some people are easily impressed.
    And it is for charideee :)
  • KizzyK_2
    KizzyK_2 Posts: 993 Forumite
    I can kind of understand (I would go if someone gave me a ticket :p ). Do you think they'll have to take a loan out for it? (the bidder not P&B)
    :j Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus :j


  • wigginsmum
    wigginsmum Posts: 4,150 Forumite
    Personally, I'd pay NOT to go ...
    The ability of skinny old ladies to carry huge loads is phenomenal. An ant can carry one hundred times its own weight, but there is no known limit to the lifting power of the average tiny eighty-year-old Spanish peasant grandmother.
  • calleyw
    calleyw Posts: 9,896 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    wigginsmum wrote:
    Personally, I'd pay NOT to go ...


    :rotfl:


    Me too.

    I love the bit where it says you must sign an agreement you are not a member of the press and consent to criminal record check.


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    Calley
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  • consultant31
    consultant31 Posts: 4,814 Forumite
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    It looks to me like an auction wrecker
    I let my mind wander and it never came back!
  • Raggie
    Raggie Posts: 616 Forumite
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    consultant31 wrote:
    It looks to me like an auction wrecker

    its a pre-approved bidders list..
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  • Sugar_Coated_Owl
    Sugar_Coated_Owl Posts: 12,379 Forumite
    Yeah knowing it was for a charity (NSPCC) would make me bid higher but not as high as the bidders in this particular auction, I'd definately need a loan to pay for it! It guess it would be kind of cool to attend :)
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  • rdwarr
    rdwarr Posts: 6,159 Forumite
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    Reading the auction carefully it's not even for an invite to the party; just the reception! So at 9pm everybody else goes to the ball and the lucky winners have to push off home.
    I really can't understand the country's obsession with celebrity.
    Can I help?
  • rdwarr
    rdwarr Posts: 6,159 Forumite
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    While I'm in "cynic" mode I don't even think it's for a good cause. Historically the NSPCC have spent more money on admin than on charitable work itself (see here for an example).
    £100,000 spent directly could do so much more.
    Can I help?
  • Thefunkygibbons
    Thefunkygibbons Posts: 1,381 Forumite
    Only for an hour and a half
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