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Author:  bobbdobbs [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:39 am ]
Post subject:  Football club put up for sale on EBAY
A slightly different football auction appeared on Ebay.
Tranmere Rovers found itself up for sale with starting bids of $10 million. Though apprently there wasnt any additional cost for postage or packaging :lol:


Quote:
A club statement read: 'Peter Johnson has appointed Dornoch Capital to broker a sale for his shares in the club to a responsible US investor.
'Mr Johnson was disappointed to discover that Dornoch Capital has chosen eBay as a route to a find a potential buyer and would not have given permission for them to do so has he been asked.
'Mr Johnson has instructed Dornoch to remove the eBay listing immediately


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... z0MovIURPe
Author:  pcernie [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Football club put up for sale on EBAY
Ebay would see a fair chunk of money from that sale if it went ahead :shock:
Author:  ProfessorF [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Football club put up for sale on EBAY
Is it for sale on eBay as well?
Author:  Linux_User [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Football club put up for sale on EBAY
I hate the word "eBay" - it seems wrong. It is a proper noun, and thus surely have a capitalised 'E'?
Author:  ProfessorF [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Football club put up for sale on EBAY
In the same way as the iPhone, iTunes, iPod, iSuppli, eBuyer, etc. do?
They are all trademarks, rather than nouns in the purest sense.
Author:  Linux_User [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Football club put up for sale on EBAY
ProfessorF wrote:
In the same way as the iPhone, iTunes, iPod, iSuppli, eBuyer, etc. do?
They are all trademarks, rather than nouns in the purest sense.


It's a trend I don't like. Trust the Americans to once again bastardise the eNglish language.
Author:  ProfessorF [ Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Football club put up for sale on EBAY
Well, I think it's a bit 5 years ago, tbh. I'd be surprised if anyone's going to set anything up using the same naming convention these days. Like you, I feel it's a bit tired these days.
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Football club put up for sale on EBAY
I wonder if they'd get much interest from Nigerian investors offering to send the money via Western Union transfers?
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