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20-05-2006, 16:18
The first Big Brother 'golden ticket' has been found as eBay says it will allow them to be auctioned.
A lucky shopper in a central London branch of Sainsbury's scooped the first out of 100 tickets at 4pm on Friday (May 19). The tickets, distributed in KitKat bars on Thursday night, give holders entry to a draw for one person to enter the house.
Meanwhile, internet auction site eBay has said it could allow the tickets to be sold, despite having removed one already. A seller claimed to have a ticket but "no interest" in the show.
His ticket attracted bids of more than £5 million which, in addition to doubts whether it really existed, meant it was taken off the site. The website said the seller's "terms of trade" meant removal was necessary.
However, a spokeswoman said it could sell the tickets on a pre-approved auction that allows the site to make bidders legally bound to pay what they offer. She said anyone else with a ticket should apply in this way.
Big Brother rules say tickets can be sold before they are registered with producers, though a spokesman said they would prefer people to join the competition themselves. He said: "We would hope anyone who finds a golden ticket in their KitKat bar will enter into the spirit of Big Brother."
Newspapers including The Sun and the Daily Star have already offered to buy tickets from their readers.
A lucky shopper in a central London branch of Sainsbury's scooped the first out of 100 tickets at 4pm on Friday (May 19). The tickets, distributed in KitKat bars on Thursday night, give holders entry to a draw for one person to enter the house.
Meanwhile, internet auction site eBay has said it could allow the tickets to be sold, despite having removed one already. A seller claimed to have a ticket but "no interest" in the show.
His ticket attracted bids of more than £5 million which, in addition to doubts whether it really existed, meant it was taken off the site. The website said the seller's "terms of trade" meant removal was necessary.
However, a spokeswoman said it could sell the tickets on a pre-approved auction that allows the site to make bidders legally bound to pay what they offer. She said anyone else with a ticket should apply in this way.
Big Brother rules say tickets can be sold before they are registered with producers, though a spokesman said they would prefer people to join the competition themselves. He said: "We would hope anyone who finds a golden ticket in their KitKat bar will enter into the spirit of Big Brother."
Newspapers including The Sun and the Daily Star have already offered to buy tickets from their readers.