[Doug]

I’m not convinced that this is not a case of two or three people colluding with Alan Smith to cause the club and the supporters as much grief as possible in the lead up to the possibility of promotion, not a bad way of getting even.

I would imagine that the aim is to draw as much negative publicity as possible by mocking the Auction of Official Club Memorabilia. I would suggest that at least two of the people, (one bidder and the seller) are probably the same person using his own money to boost up the prices on eBay.