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to sell Oleg on eBay?

51 replies

sparklyskyy · 11/04/2014 21:01

I've finally received my baby Oleg after buying car insurance on compare the market and was looking forward to oooohhing and aaaahhing over it. Which I've now done.

THEN I looked on eBay and they're selling for between £40 and £70!

WIBU to sell him in case he's worth squillions many years from now? For some reason I feel guilty about selling his furry wee self!

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dailyscoop · 11/04/2014 23:13

DD has a baby Oleg. I had no idea they were so valuable Shock Would it be wrong of me to sneak upstairs and steal it to sell on ebay?

RedFocus · 12/04/2014 07:40

Aww I want one but I'm not paying for it! You can insure pets right? Wink

Aeroflotgirl · 12/04/2014 08:49

Sell the beast Grin, get da money!

candycoatedwaterdrops · 12/04/2014 10:43

daily Have you got the box? I reckon they're worth less without the box.

McSnuff · 12/04/2014 10:56

I remember reading somewhere (Motley Fool?) that you should take £40 off the cost of your quote from Compare the Market because obviously you'd be Ebaying the meerkat.

Crinkle77 · 12/04/2014 10:59

My boyfriend loves Oleg - he is 35

OnIlkleyMoorBahTwat · 12/04/2014 12:16

redfocus you can get one if you switch your gas and electric through CTM I think.

Seems to be a cheap way to get one if you don't need insurance right now.

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sparklyskyy · 12/04/2014 15:15

Hmm, that makes sense about the quote but mine was dirt cheap anyway so still happy!

Poor Aleksander is going for a pittance so if I hold off Oleg won't be worth much in the not too distant future. Pity it wasn't near Christmas when I would probably get double! Grin

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ilovechristmas1 · 13/10/2014 20:22

omg i love love love Oleg,i want them to make a film of his exploits,i want to be his mum Grin

londonrach · 13/10/2014 20:26

I love my oleg...£40 you hear that oleg...he looked at me...he sooo cute.....not sure i can part from him.

to sell Oleg on eBay?
ilovechristmas1 · 13/10/2014 20:34

ive just done a search on Gumtree,exact same one £20,ive emailed them my son will love it Grin

dont blame you for not wanting to part with him

NotChimpandZeeagain · 13/10/2014 20:40

I love my Oleg. My mum gave him to me, he's so cute! I think she regrets being kind now Wink

Eminybob · 13/10/2014 20:43

Why would anyone pay £40 when you can just get your insurance and get one free? I've been collecting them and when my car insurance was due I renewed with the came company but through CTM and got my Oleg. He only took a couple of weeks.

I nearly have them all now so I might sell them if I can get a good price for the full set.

LaurieMarlow · 13/10/2014 20:44

You mean I can make money out of the annoying little tyke? dances for joy

LaurieMarlow · 13/10/2014 20:45

And that freaking grub thing. I hate him.

Innermagic · 13/10/2014 20:46

If you look at olegs head upside down his eyes look even more evil, for some reason oleg is always naked in my house

Peepants78 · 13/10/2014 20:53

My DH was rather pleased with the updates he received as Oleg made his way here. Just suggested selling the thing to DD. It's apparently "not happening"

MandarinCheesecake · 13/10/2014 21:28

I looked at Oleg on ebay a couple of months ago and they were going for twenty quid.......I stupidly told dd that she could have one for Christmas but i'll be damned if I'm paying £40 for him!!!

SistersOfPercy · 13/10/2014 23:04

Not only do we have an Oleg but we have a safari Oleg en route too Grin
We have them all now other than special agent Maya. Dd is enamored with the things and I've sat and arranged insurance for half the bloody extended family Hmm

Can't see her letting me sell them though.

tipsyloolah · 13/10/2014 23:08

They go for £20 minimum on my local Facebay - and there's always a fight Grin.

I cannot, for the life of me, understand why people are so desperate for them. I got one even when I didn't take out the policy I did a quote for Confused. Sadly, we kept it . . .

SixPeaches · 13/10/2014 23:13

Burn him. I ducking hate meerkats- especially Oleg and his weird friends.

ilovechristmas1 · 15/10/2014 18:12

on the back of this thread i have just bought one for my son's birthday

all new and boxed £20 from Gumtree,thanks

TheCraicDealer · 15/10/2014 18:26

I mentioned last time we were over visiting DP's parents that I thought he was very cute. When I was back over the other week his mum presented me with a baby Oleg in a box. My heart melted like a chocolate teapot.

I work in insurance so brought it into the office to sit in an adorable manner at a spare desk. Cue squeals of delight from my two female colleagues. Even my usually curmudgeonly boss emitted in an excited "It's Oleg!" when he came into the office. Baby meerkats- the great leveller.

ilovechristmas1 · 15/10/2014 18:57

who ever came up with the idea must be very pleased with themselves,thats one advertising campaign that has exceeded all expectaions

agree he is so cute,ive just checked he has a nappy,to cute