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A couple of times I've tried to find a Countdown teapot on ebay and there weren't any. I also tried to search ebay for historical Countdown teapot sellings, and I couldn't find any. That, as far as I'm concerned, makes them literally priceless. Does anyone else know of an actual price that's been paid for one?

Some guy appeared on here hawking his on eBay. The auction ended at £180 or so, no idea if the winning bid was genuine though.

I'll dig out a link.

Edit: This was the thread. The item appears to have disappeared, but I never use eBay so I don't know if that's usual behaviour, or suggests it was a duff auction, or what.

A quick google found this blog post from Februari 2006:

Sold recently on Ebay for £155.00 and on it's way to the Sparta Teapot Museum

And this one, on the same site, from June this year:

Won in 2000 sold on eBay for £185.00 5th June 2008

Mikey Lear wrote:A couple of times I've tried to find a Countdown teapot on ebay and there weren't any. I also tried to search ebay for historical Countdown teapot sellings, and I couldn't find any. That, as far as I'm concerned, makes them literally priceless.

Since I lost my game, I have been trying to get one of my brothers or sisters to apply to see if they can get on the show and win a teapot, but they won't do it .

I don't remember who actually had this teapot but yes, it was indeed priceless, not only because it looked nice but because it didn't cost anything!

Well, if someone got £150 on ebay I think I might keep my countdown teapot for a few years, you never know, it might become an antique one day!?

Frank Rodolf wrote:And this one, on the same site, from June this year:

Won in 2000 sold on eBay for £185.00 5th June 2008

The teapot linked here doesn't say "winner" under the word "countdown" - doesn't that mean it was one on sale in the shop, rather than a prize?

David Roe wrote:The teapot linked here doesn't say "winner" under the word "countdown" - doesn't that mean it was one on sale in the shop, rather than a prize?

Nah it's authentic - I don't know when the word "Winner" was added to the teapot though, but mine (also from 2000) is the same as that one.

I got mine in April 2001 (show broadcast in June 2001), it was on then.

If I won a teapot, I'd sell it on ebay.

Why did someone bump this thread?

Mine also has Winner on it, although have never made a cuppa with it. It actually contains a piece of paper with Carol's signature, which I show to anyone who doubts me when I say I was a winner.

Again, why would someone bump this thread?

Jason Larsen wrote:Again, why would someone bump this thread?

Why would someone bump this post?

I don't know!

Kirk Bevins wrote:

Jason Larsen wrote:Again, why would someone bump this thread?

Why would someone bump this post?

You do know Jason, right?

Jason Larsen wrote:I don't know!

You don't know what you're doing? OK then...

I would never sell a countdown teapot if I was lucky enough to win one. It depends on what kind of value you put on something like that I suppose.

Mikey, are you by any chance around?

But why would someone bump this thread? I still don't think we have an answer.

Jason Larsen wrote:Mikey, are you by any chance around?

I'm around. I need to exercise more.

One went on eBay recently for eighty-something quid......