Winter Olympics 2010

[CoasterMatt]

The only thing I like about these Olympics is how much money (and in some cases, potential future advertising revenue) NBC is gonna end up losing over them.

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

The only thing I like about these Olympics is how much money (and in some cases, potential future advertising revenue) NBC is gonna end up losing over them.

-But they are going to sell anything they can on Ebay.

They mean anything- podiums, flags, medal trays etc etc.....

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

-But they are going to sell anything they can on Ebay.

The 1984 LA Olympics did that too. Granted, that was before eBay, but I remember them auctioning off all sorts of stuff, including the special freeway signs. I have no problem with that. I think it makes the fans happy they can own a piece of the Olympics and it makes the organizers happy because it offsets some costs. IIRC, the 1984 Olympics was the first one to ultimately end up with a budget surplus. If auctioning off all the hardware puts them under budget, more power to them.