Just when you thought you'd seen it all... (eBay)
 

So every now and then I check eBay, eBay now tracks previously searched items and today this popped up... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/British-Ai...item2a4c1a835c

I know gold cards sell sometimes on eBay for £20 or £30 but who pays £80 for the welcome pack? YOU DON'T EVEN GET THE CARD...

No, but there are some who think they give you lounge access etc by just having the tags for your bags.

Whilst those around FT are well aware of how this works, there are more naive travellers out there who know no better and make no effort to find out. They think that is a reasonable price to enter the land of milk and honey on your annual trip.

There was a thread about this here a few years ago.

Probably no-one, that is just the Buy It Now price the seller has listed.

Wouldn't the cards be embossed with the FF name and number? I know it can't be used for lounge access without a matching boarding card but why sell it in the first place if it allows the original person to be identified?

(Sorry, by cards I meant luggage tags)

That wont stop you selling them if somebody wants a set at that price. In fact I can let you have a set for say £50 :D. I am pretty sure I can get a brand new replacement set for the price of an email ;)

Just looked at the seller and I can see he's selling the Silver welcome pack for £30... The photos are taken so the strap for the tags are covering the FF number/name

The seller also has 100% positive feedback.

I can imagine some would regard the Gold luggage tag, connected to a briefcase or laptop bag, as useful when turning up to a job interview.....

You know you can edit posts right...? :)

These kind of offers always amaze me. I wonder if people buy them for real because it's quite unbelievable.

The purpose of Gold luggage tags is to enable you to physically jostle other people and have three pieces of cabin baggage on an Embraer. Or, at least that's been my experience at LCY this evening. :)

He has his full name, address and mobile number on the listing too

dammit, I recyled my pack when I could have got £20 for the bloody envelope!

They are also selling F PJs for £30!