PSSST....WANNA BUY AN OLYMPIC PIN?
The succession of Paralympic volunteers who knock of the doors of the BBC office asking for pins aren't just innocent collectors -- there's good money to be made here.
A BBC Olympic pin is worth $20 on eBay (I'll be grabbing a handful before I leave and drip-feeding them onto the open market, OPEC-style, so they don't lose their value).
In fact, virtually any Olympic memorabilia is worth something.
A volunteer's T-shirt -- $157
A cell phone (as used by International Olympic Committee members) -- $505
An Olympic Torch (unused) -- $1450
What am I bid for a genuine Athens 2004 keyring from my room at the Media Village?
The succession of Paralympic volunteers who knock of the doors of the BBC office asking for pins aren't just innocent collectors -- there's good money to be made here.
A BBC Olympic pin is worth $20 on eBay (I'll be grabbing a handful before I leave and drip-feeding them onto the open market, OPEC-style, so they don't lose their value).
In fact, virtually any Olympic memorabilia is worth something.
A volunteer's T-shirt -- $157
A cell phone (as used by International Olympic Committee members) -- $505
An Olympic Torch (unused) -- $1450
What am I bid for a genuine Athens 2004 keyring from my room at the Media Village?
posted by Stuart at 13:42
1 Comments:
I can guarantee you that the bag I picked up when I was in Athens in August would pick me up about 12p on Ebay... it's an official "Athens 2004" shoulder bag with a handy laptop-type compartment.
"That will be handy", I thought, "and when I get home I'll have functional laptop bag that will remind me of the lovely time I had at the Olympics".
Fat chance. The stitching gave out in about 3 days, and the strap broke on the way to the airport. Good job I never put a laptop in it.
30-odd euros well spent.
Pins were big when I was there too. I just don't get it.
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