Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
#1
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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#2
that is a bit steep terry,is that 24 caret gold or simuler.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#3
I wonder how much the other torches will fetch, that is crazy money.
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Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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#4
But doesn't this torch belong to the taxpayers ??
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#5
Torch Bearers can opt to buy the one that they carry. I think it's about £2k. Oddly enough I was talking to Phil Medgett the other day and he remarked about how long they would take to arrive on ebay!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#6
The people who carry the torches have been selected as a honour, obviously does not mean a lot to those who are selling them! I understand that Queens Jubilee medals are appearing on E Bay as well
Audere est facere.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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#7
"Some of the bearers nominated by the relay sponsors have been allowed to keep their triangular-shaped torches, made of gold-coloured aluminium and perforated with 8,000 holes, at no cost while others have been asked to pay for theirs.
Organisers LOCOG had set a cost for their nominees of 199 pounds if paid for before May 1 and 215 pounds thereafter."
The above was from the Reuters website
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/19/uk-oly-flame-adv69-torch-idUKBRE84I09I20120519-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
#8
I wasn't sure of the cost Jan, either way they can make a few bob out of it!
Farce isn't it?
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#9
Yes it is crazy money.
I think those that did not have to buy their kit and torch were sponsored through CocaCola but not sure of that.
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