UK Investment Immigration focuses on Life in the UK: To most people, a paper Olympic torch is merely a child's toy. Logan McCulloch, a boy from the UK, used this paper torch to spread love by initiating a "relay auction" on eBay. With the help of various buyers, it ultimately raised funds for a charity that assists service dogs.
Logan, who is 6 years old, lives with his parents in Chard, Somerset. Last year, in anticipation of the London Summer Olympics, Logan, who was in preschool at Chard's Avishai School, made a paper Olympic torch.
In May of last year, he auctioned the paper torch on eBay, starting with a minimum bid of £0.99. The paper torch was quickly sold, fetching a final price of £21. However, the buyer did not delay and immediately relisted the paper torch on eBay, starting the bidding at £27. The starting price varied with each subsequent transfer.
In total, the paper torch changed hands 59 times. Over the 18 months of the relay auction, buyers from countries such as Bulgaria, Luxembourg, and even Saint Lucia in the Caribbean helped the paper torch travel approximately 33,800 kilometers.
The final buyer of the paper torch was 63-year-old Hugh Gray-Wallis from Helston, Cornwall, who won it with a highest bid of £2,050, made by the fourth buyer.
