J.A.W. Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 (edited) This is a great deal... (scroll down for the description in English) Edited July 13, 2004 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted July 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Beckham's ball now up to €19,100.00 and change ($23,700), with 8 days to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 I'm not into the whole football thing but would you have guessed that bidding could have gone so nutty so soon? (Maybe your thread title answers that question.) Couldn't anyone just walk into a store and buy a new ball for alot less money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 And an item description in Chinese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted July 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 The auction hits the €2,100,000 ($2,600,000) mark... Is this for real?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 and 9 more days to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted July 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Hmm, I wouldn't be surprised if this turned out to be a fake auction or a hoax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chaney Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 I think you're right, Hans. This one's bound to pulled any moment now. Better get your bid in NOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Beckham's ball now up to €19,100.00 and change ($23,700), with 8 days to go... What, did Posh Spice decide she only needed one nailed to the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 From the BBC site today Beckham's Golden ball Portugal sink England The ball that David Beckham blazed over the bar during England's Euro 2004 shoot-out with Portugal has attracted bids of nearly £7m on ebay. The England skipper's spot-kick sailed into the stands at the begininng of a tense quarter-final penalty competition. Beckham put the blame on a mound of dirt by the spot, but could not have imagined the money his mis-kick might generate. The Spanish fan who caught the ball put it up for auction on the internet after hearing a British newspaper was ready to pay £12,000. Pablo Carral, 25, admitted at the time: "The incredible thing was that the ball reached us because we were so far from the goal. "As I left the stadium, I was guarded by two friends whilst I hid it in my clothes." Now he could be laughing all the way to the bank - providing the bids are genuine. A spokesman for the Spanish ebay site admitted they had been trying to distinguish the phony bids from the genuine ones. "Nothing like this has ever occurred in Spain before," he told Spanish news agency Europa Press. "We are having to check out each bid with our departments in other countries and are trying to cancel out those we believe to be false." The ball, which is embossed with the names of the two teams, the venue and the date of the contest, attracted an opening offer of just one Euro (66p) but bidding has since spiralled out of control, with the current price standing at £6.5m. The auction is open until July 22, with ebay insisting bids can only be withdrawn in "special circumstances". Carral has kindly offered to pay full delivery costs when sending the ball to its new owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Just a few cancelled bids then . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted July 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 (edited) Lots of cancelled bids, the high bid is now down from €10,000,000 (about $12,400,000) this morning to "only" €23,650 (about $29,288) I wonder how the seller is feeling... Edited July 15, 2004 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Lots of cancelled bids, the high bid is now down from €10,000,000 (about $12,400,000) this morning to "only" €23,650 (about $29,288) I wonder how the seller is feeling... Of course, since he just bought the ball in a store last week, and rubbed some grass and dirt all over it, his $10 had paid off nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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