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Title: ebay badge query
Post by: nursesue on June 29, 2014, 08:26:42 AM
as you all know I have a fondness for Scottish badges Can anyone tell me if the St Andrews badge is from my part of the world or the more likely option of Norfolk/Norwich?? The number is 380938886546 Its the Saltire design thats confusing me!!
Thanks
Title: Re: ebay badge query
Post by: backman on June 29, 2014, 08:55:51 AM
Definitely Norfolk Sue, St Nicholas Hospital was a mental hospital based in the former Royal Naval Hospital in Great Yarmouth.A fantastic building which is now private housing and where some work colleagues live.I worked with staff who worked here and this is the first time I've seen this badge so definitely on my Wants list.
Title: Re: ebay badge query
Post by: nursesue on June 29, 2014, 03:45:59 PM
thanks for that Pete - and good luck on getting it I shalln't be bidding on it as you want it
Title: Re: ebay badge query
Post by: backman on June 29, 2014, 04:06:11 PM
Thanks Sue,much appreciated.
Title: Re: ebay badge query
Post by: backman on July 08, 2014, 05:02:16 PM
Except the vendor has removed this from sale with less than 12 hours to go'!!!!!!!!!!
Not a happy bunny at all.No response yet as to why but I shall be upset if he accepted a buy it now as he had said he wanted to see it sell at auction.

GGRRRRRRRR. ..............
Title: Re: ebay badge query
Post by: nursesue on July 08, 2014, 08:58:23 PM
I was about to ask you what happened I so hate it when that happens - please let me know if you find out what happened  >:(
Title: Re: ebay badge query
Post by: myk1066 on July 08, 2014, 11:59:22 PM
I've emailed the seller too, asked about why it ended so soon.
Title: Re: ebay badge query
Post by: backman on July 10, 2014, 08:48:38 PM
I have had a response and am somewhat surprised to hear that it was withdrawn because I had expressed interested and it had 9 watchers so he thinks it should fetch far more than I have offered him!
He intends to relist it for £150 as a buy it now or best offer.Good luck to anyone who wishes to pay this(and I'll happily do a swap) however I rather hope that he is rewarded appropriately for his opportunism. I certainly won't be putting money his way.....  grump,grump.
Title: Re: ebay badge query
Post by: myk1066 on July 10, 2014, 10:05:13 PM
We should all put in a ridiculous best offer of a couple of pounds & ask him why he thinks it's worth £150!  :o
Title: Re: ebay badge query
Post by: Magpie on July 10, 2014, 11:19:36 PM
Well it is now re listed as a "buy it now" for £150!! May his chickens come home to roost with no golden egg!!
Title: Re: ebay badge query
Post by: nursesue on July 11, 2014, 12:49:28 PM
not nice I feel a cheeky bid offer coming on ;)