Prince William and Kate Middleton were at a fashion show and that's when they got serious about their relationship. Kate went to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and it is being said that it would have been wise to look through the old boxes of "junk" and in old notebooks because it would be worth something a few years later; this was in 2005. Kate Middleton modeled a dress that took $45 to make and it was sold in an auction some time later for $125,000. Also, Prince William left his program from the fashion show and a women picked it up, went to the Antiques Roadshow and sold it for $785. Also, Kate put her 2001 Volkswagen Golf with 104,000 km on eBay and it was sold for $74,500, more than 10 times its market value. Then there’s Princess Beatrice’s hat that she wore to the royal wedding. It was sold on eBay for $128,000. There were many more incidences that are just plain ridiculous.
I think that this it ridiculous. Not the fact that people are crazy to get these thumbprints but the fact that people would pay to have it in their house in a glass case. It's crazy to know that they are human beings like anyone else but thumbprints can value hundreds of dollars. This also shows how crazy people are and what their willing to do for satisfaction. It isn't just rich people that spend their money on this stuff but people that are middle class and low class that would spend all their money on these dresses or objects or hats just to broadcast it but at the end, who does it really benefit other than the person that got the money for getting the object.
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http://thestar.blogs.com/royals/2012/02/even-a-royal-thumbprint-can-bring-top-dollar.html
I find that this whole idea of a celebrity's items selling for more money is stupid. That someone sold a program for nearly $800 is ridiculous. I think that it is wrong to do this, since it makes the celebrities stand out more than usual, and intrudes on their privacy. Also, in the case of the program, the Prince did not even benefit from the sale, he was used to increase the value of the program, which is immoral.
ReplyDeleteI like the summary of the article and I completely agree with your opinions. It's ridiculous and kind of pathetic. People are paying tons of money for pamphlets that were touched by someone that is famous it really is sad.
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