Auntie seems to be getting her knickers in a twist about the sale of Blue Peter badges on eBay. These badges always seemed, to Geeklawyer, to be awarded to utter swots; but despite being teachers’ pets it seems to be entirely reasonable to let them dispose of their property as they will.
It seems unlikely that the BBC ever made them sign any agreement not to dispose of them, or hold them on trust, or somesuch.
Geeklawyer is not convinced there is any compelling legal basis to stop them doing so if they wish. Yes, selling them may undermine their value but what’s the cause of action, the legal theory? Wouldn’t it be better to ask museums and parks not to give such discounts? We don’t prevent Victoria Cross medal holders selling them, and their integrity is surely more important?
What I fail to understand is, instead of bidding for the dammnable things on Ebay, why don’t said middle-class parents sit their sprogs down on the kitchen table and actually have them WRITE A LETTER? It’s not only good for the family, but for the education system too….
tchhh, modern parents; what use are they? I blame the Internet. We didn’t have the Internet when I was a kid.
…haha….To my point, we can’t blame the internet too….we should educate the kids about the necessary and the unnecessary things…thats all.
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