Whale watering-can auction hit by fake bids

Whereas bids for the watering can used to keep the stricken mammal wet were heading towards the £10k mark on ebay yesterday, now the bidding has seemingly gone through the roof. Bids of a million quid or so have the seller worried that he's been bombared by shysters.

At the time of writing, the bidding stands at a whopping £112,700.

It hoped , of course that this bid is legit. Proceeds from the auction will go to the British Divers Marine Life Rescue organisation, which reckons it spent close to £100,000 in its failed attempt to save the blubbery one. µ

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