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matt blue · Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 1522 Location: Coity

Well well, i am so glad i managed to get two for £50, at the time I thought i was being had, but after seeing this on ebay, I think im the one who has got one over them

...Naturally I was pissed off at paying nearly 9 times cover price at the time !!

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/cafc-auctions_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZ

craig · Site Admin Joined: 22 Nov 2014 Posts: 1349

Looks like you had a right bargain - The five of them sold this morning for;

£111, £112, £124, £124 and £132

£132 for a programme thats only 4 months old and normally would cost £3!!!!!!!

matt blue · Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 1522 Location: Coity

I was thinking the same craig, am thinking of sending them a thank you email for selling it so cheap to me Laughing

craig · Site Admin Joined: 22 Nov 2014 Posts: 1349

Im now gutted i never asked you to get one for me when you were speaking to them about it Sad

matt blue · Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 1522 Location: Coity

i was thinking the same with regards to offering £75 for 3 lol.. !!! but at least I have a copy for the collection which is the main thing....think ill be going for the luton programme soon - the littlewoods cup match that never got played

craig · Site Admin Joined: 22 Nov 2014 Posts: 1349

It went on sportingold on friday. The estimate was £120-£140 and it went for £110 (i think).

CarlisleUtdMem · Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 359

All sold for three figures. Absolutely shocking by CAFC.
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matt blue · Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 1522 Location: Coity

exactly, for the amount these 5 sold, plus the 50 quid i gave for 2 they could of easily done a run to cater for the fans who wanted them

CarlisleUtdMem · Joined: 20 Apr 2009 Posts: 359

For all the good advertisement they get in Programme Monthly for the reproduction of articles they have I hope they get absolutely slated for this.

I used to have a lot of time for Charlton but this is utterly appauling. What a way to treat their collectors and those of Cardiff.
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matt blue · Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 1522 Location: Coity

they basically sold 50 at cost price, then kept min 8 maybe a few more back...they then sold these 8 for almost £700....26 for the first one i saw on ebay, 50 for 2 i bought and 603 for the 5 others..now theres making money and theres taking the piss !!

Barrett · Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 9:54 pm Post subject:

Could you not report them to the office of fair trading?

Auchinleckian · Forum Moderator Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4352

No, nobody's been forced to buy anything.

matt blue · Joined: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 1522 Location: Coity

people have not been forced granted, but its a bitter taste in the average footie fans mouth !!

Auchinleckian · Forum Moderator Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 4352

Re bitter taste. I fully understand why collectors can get so upset about such things, it is, however, entirely up to the individual whether or not they actually bid for the programmes.
Let's not forget, it's scarcity that pushes prices up throughout the whole of the programme world, otherwise all programmes would still be worth only thier face value. It's only our "need" to have such items that forces the price up - if nobody had bid for them they'd have been worthless.