I think he was quite egotistical.The US based computer firm used a cover version of Glitter’s 1973 song ‘Do You Wanna Touch Me’ to promote its TouchSmart TV and he could have received up to £100,000 in royalties. "Mum didn’t ask him for the autograph – he insisted and gave her one.
Mum worked at Rolls Royce for 25 years and he always came in there. "So we are putting it towards household bills. Michelle, who also has Rolf Harris signed photos from 1987, which she is also intending to sell on eBay, said: “I told my husband ‘I really don’t want this in the house,’ and my mum would have wanted me to get something out of it. The listing has had more 100 views and at least 20 people are "watching it". The couple hope the money from the sale, which is currently £6.50, will go towards paying for household bills. “Was thinking possibly a bad taste gift or present for the hated !! - or maybe even a collector would like it?” The eBay listing reads: “This belonged to my mother-in-law and my wife wants it out of the house!!! Michelle’s mother Marion had been handed the signed picture by Savile himself while she was working at the Rolls Royce and Bentley distributors in Bournemouth in the early 80s. The photograph of the disgraced radio DJ in his trademark tracksuit was personally signed and in the form of a scribble reads "Love 2 Marion Jimmy Savile XXX."
One seller Alan Dance, 53 from Bournemouth was asked by his wife Michelle, 51, to list a photograph of Jimmy Savile with ‘OBE’ captioned beneath after it was personally given to her mother by the DJ. It reads: “In very good condition, please ask any questions, post to UK only.” The listing, which shows Harris wearing a blue shirt and sitting on a chair with paint brushes in his hand, is currently selling at £35. The hand-signed illustration on the front of the postcard shows the disgraced ITV weatherman and former teacher floating in a buoy as his cameraman clings to a tree in the background.Īnother eBay user named owfns1967 is trying to sell a signed framed photo of Rolf Harris, the Australian painter and entertainer who is now serving five years and nine months behind bars for indecent sexual assault. The photo printed on BBC Northwest Tonight paper shows the shamed former television presenter smiling broadly in a suit and tie and is going for £9.50.įor just £10, happinessautographs is selling a rare postcard illustration of disgraced TV weatherman Fred Talbot. One eBay user from Merseyside, is flogging a photocard of ex-BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall signed "to Barry," dating back to 1988. There are also signed photos of Rolf Harris, Stuart Hall and Fred Talbot being offered for sale at rock bottom prices. One clipping in the Daily Telegraph, dated 27th February, the day Glitter was sent down, reads "Judge Tells Glitter: You deserve more than 16 years" and is selling for £3.99. One seller has even taken to eBay to sell newspaper clippings reporting on Glitter’s recent sentencing. While the annual currently is selling for £3, the Gary Glitter Always Yours LP recently listed, is selling for £5.99 on the auction website. Included is the Gary Glitter Annual 1975 a "superbook’ – sparkling from cover to cover", and a signed album Touch Me listed by one of his former roadies. The paedophile sex shaming of celebrities like Gary Glitter and Rolf Harris has sparked a wave of bargain basement eBay auctions of their old memorabilia.ĭisgruntled former fans of Harris, Glitter and other disgraced stars like Jimmy Savile and Fred Talbot have taken to the internet site to flog unwanted souvenirs as "bad taste gifts".Įbay has seen a rise in Gary Glitter collectibles following the sentencing of the 70-year-old singer to a 16-year jail term last week.
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