to think this really shouldn't be allowed?

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dishonest bastards

This sort of thing absolutely makes my blood boil

I'm sorry, but if someone is gullible enough to bid on that then more fool them.

Lol!

As if.... And even if it were 'real' it must by jinxed and bring nothing but bad luck! ( I hope)

I agree with you. If you read the description it contains shavings of a nail. My late MiL, for all her many faults, was a really religious woman. She nearly had kittens when she was confronted by what was allegedly a piece of the true cross.
A priest friend of DH had to gently tell her, that, given the amount of true cross in existence it would have been the size of the QE2.
Stuff like that preys on the vulnerable and gullible.

She was offered the chance to buy a splinter of wood for around £1500 I should have said.

The blurb on it says it contains particles of the original.... but the whole thing smacks of dishonesty.

agree with manicbmc 100% x

But even if such a thing existed, how could you tell how much was real and how much the 1880 imposter.
My wedding ring was melted down and made into a new one. Is it still wholly my wedding ring?

I'm with manicbmc on this one... You've got to be off your rocker to buy it even if you are happy clappy.

It's just so dishonest though.

I'm no bleeding heart but come on.

Yep I agree with Manic too...if people are stupid enough to believe that...I mean, seriously?? Something like that would end up on Ebay???....ridiculous!

No more dishonest than the whole rigmarole of religion. Telling people to put up with suffering because they'll be rewarded in heaven is dishonest. Taking collections from the poor to contribute to the gold laden coffers of some of the richest organisations in the world is dishonest.

Religion thrives on dishonesty, what is the difference here?

what on earth would you type into ebay search to find it.

and what would the stupid ebay email of suggestions of things you might like send next? a halo?

Yes, it's dishonest. And everyone here can see through that dishonesty. No, it isn't nice to prey on the stupid.

Hundreds of years ago people would buy religious relics, believing they would somehow get a kind of divine protection. This was back when few people had any education and believed what they were told. There is no excuse for that level of ignorance any more.

I agree with manic

You'd have to all kinds of stupid to fall for that!

Ok, I do agree up to a point but surely there's a limit.

It's one thing selling a knock-off Rolex for a tenner but this is serious money.

Also IMO anyone gullible enough to be sucked in by this is not just "daft". I would think they were seriously vulnerable.

How can anyone think it's ok to make money by exploiting someone like that?

(just to clarify, I found it whilst buying this for a friend )

Isn't it the same as that man ebaying his kid's paintings? Or the bit of rope ( money for old rips [wnk])

They are just chancing their luck.

It claims to contain shavings of a nail from Jesus's actual cross.
Jesus's Mum was a virgin dontcha know?

All kind of sits hand in hand to me.

loving the cup op!

Good isn't it

Just to clarify I have no particularly strong opinions regarding religion. Each to their own. Not sure what my personal feelings/beliefs are TBH.

I just think it's morally wrong to prey on vulnerable people.

Is it really dishonest though? The description makes it clear enough what you're buying - something dating from 1880 which contains shavings from something earlier, which comes with a statement from 1880 that the original was used in the cross. It doesn't claim any "powers" for the item, or that it is a complete original.

The description isn't actually misleading. What people feel about it is up to them - people might well want to bid on it simply because it is a Victorian religious relic with an interesting pedigree. If they want it because it makes them feel more spiritual, then that's their choice.

Do you remember the bottle of swimming pool water from a pool Tom Cruise had swum (and therefore possibly wee'd) in?

or the sale recently of 4 tickets to Battersea Park flotilla jubilee festival - face value £20, sold for over £500. Day was a TOTAL wash out.

none of it is particularly 'right' but not exactly 'wrong' either.

Knocking on old peoples doors and forcefully selling them driveways/double glazing/roofing repairs etc is WRONG. Someone is going to have to go looking for this 'relic' on ebay - which makes them less vulnerable in my eyes. A fool and their money being easily parted .........

What HipHop said.

Sorry but I have to disagree.

You certainly wouldn't have to be searching specifically for "a genuine piece of the cross" to find it. I wasn't.

I'm really surprised anyone can even attempt to defend this kind of thing TBH. It has nothing to do with religion. It's basic dishonesty.