People are trying to sell wristbands from the queue for hundreds of pounds

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People are trying to sell wristbands from the queue for hundreds of pounds
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Dozens of wristbands are listed for sale on eBay, with a bright orange one fresh from Saturday attracting bids of over £2000.

The Queue: Used wristbands to view the Queen lying-in-state are listed on eBay for hundreds of poundsPeople put on the wristbands that indicate their place in line along the Thames in Westminster Hall are being offered for sale on eBay for triple figures.

Dozens of bands are listed for sale on the auction website, with a bright orange one fresh from Saturday attracting bids of over, which the seller says were used by her and her daughter on Thursday during an eight-hour wait to file past the coffin, have a top bid of £436, plus £3.35 postage. Yellow bands from the accessible queue are also available to buy on the site – while some mourners even managed to take off their bands without breaking the seal, and are selling them “intact”.

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