Plasticine garden on eBay!

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Plasticine garden on eBay! Mar 3, 2013 21:18:04 GMT

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Post by bob on Mar 3, 2013 21:18:04 GMT

Just been eBay ing looking for a Mother's Day gift and found James plasticine garden on eBay currently at the grand total of £5.50!!

shop.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/searchresults;PdsSession=321d2b6413d0a47a19610ac1fff35bfc?kw=James+may+plasticine&cmd=SREF&fads=All&call=All&sort=BestMatch&mfs=GOCLK&acimp=0&isNewKw=true

I'd be shocked if it went for that, surely this should be in a gallery somewhere?

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Plasticine garden on eBay! Mar 4, 2013 0:09:18 GMT

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Post by TheDaisy on Mar 4, 2013 0:09:18 GMT

Good Lord, this makes me miserable. Selling it on ebay *headshake* At least I get to see my Big Fred (the tarantula) one more time before he disappears off to who knows where.

Damn, if I only had somewhere to put it, I'd buy it. I really would.

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xjsarah X-Rated Mayhemer "The engine is the heart of an aeroplane, but the pilot is its soul." Posts: 7,846	Plasticine garden on eBay! Mar 4, 2013 1:27:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by xjsarah on Mar 4, 2013 1:27:54 GMT So would I. I love that garden.
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Wyvern Moderator Mildly Moist Turn your dreams into ambitions - dreams end when you wake up, ambitions don't. Posts: 17,758	Plasticine garden on eBay! Mar 4, 2013 10:44:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Wyvern on Mar 4, 2013 10:44:02 GMT I'm glad it's being sold 'as is' rather than broken up, but it's sad to see it on eBay. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I had a home for it
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Plasticine garden on eBay! Mar 12, 2013 14:24:11 GMT

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Post by Wyvern on Mar 12, 2013 14:24:11 GMT

With a bit of Google-fu and the knowledge of local authorities that comes from working in public sector finance, I've a sneaking suspicion that that garden may be off to East Staffordshire, looking at the name of the winning bidder (Procurement_ESBC).

Glad to see that it appears to have gone to another organisation, though £47 is a bit disappointing - though it's so big and awkward that I suppose it was never going to raise a fortune!

On me your voice falls as they say love should, like an enormous yes - Philip Larkin, For Sidney Bechet

You've been really bad - you can have a Proton Septic Nappy - JC

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Mayfayre X-Rated Mayhemer Posts: 5,989	Plasticine garden on eBay! Mar 15, 2013 20:15:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mayfayre on Mar 15, 2013 20:15:16 GMT Procurement_ESBC were the seller, not the buyer...

Wyvern Moderator Mildly Moist Turn your dreams into ambitions - dreams end when you wake up, ambitions don't. Posts: 17,758	Plasticine garden on eBay! Mar 16, 2013 1:51:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Wyvern on Mar 16, 2013 1:51:40 GMT Ah. Was obviously not paying attention. But I'm tempted to email them and ask where it went...
	On me your voice falls as they say love should, like an enormous yes - Philip Larkin, For Sidney Bechet You've been really bad - you can have a Proton Septic Nappy - JC I'd like a hands free cooker as well, but I think that's called a girlfriend - James May, Nuts Magazine

dit X-Rated Mayhemer I used to be Snow White, but I drifted Posts: 8,982	Plasticine garden on eBay! Mar 20, 2013 1:00:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dit on Mar 20, 2013 1:00:28 GMT This is as far as I could get with information. Don't know where it's going in Wolverhampton, though. www.enjoyeaststaffs.co.uk/content/last-chance-see-james-may%E2%80%99s-plasticine-garden-octagon-shopping-centre
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Plasticine garden on eBay! Mar 20, 2013 13:02:19 GMT

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Post by TheDaisy on Mar 20, 2013 13:02:19 GMT

Well, if it's going whole and will kept on display, I'm happy with that

I had a horrible vision (given the cheap-as-chips start price) of it going to a playgroup to be pulled to bits and re-used.

I know the Lego house was completely destroyed, but someone could rebuild it if they had the time - there would have been plans for it. The garden would never be the same if somebody tried again from the start to make it - far too much individuality went into each piece of it.

I've got shirts older than this city - James on Dubai
Those pathetic, lager-swilling, barbecuing redneck thugs - James on Richard and Jeremy

Thanks to LA for the awesome avvie ^
'They said I was mad; and I said they were mad - damn them, they outvoted me.

Post by bob on Mar 3, 2013 21:18:04 GMT

Post by TheDaisy on Mar 4, 2013 0:09:18 GMT

Post by xjsarah on Mar 4, 2013 1:27:54 GMT

Post by Wyvern on Mar 4, 2013 10:44:02 GMT

Post by Wyvern on Mar 12, 2013 14:24:11 GMT

Post by Mayfayre on Mar 15, 2013 20:15:16 GMT

Post by Wyvern on Mar 16, 2013 1:51:40 GMT

Post by dit on Mar 20, 2013 1:00:28 GMT

Post by TheDaisy on Mar 20, 2013 13:02:19 GMT