Bogus badge holders force Blue Peter to suspend free entry perk - Britain - Times Online

Can you believe this - fake badges (some for sale on eBay) are now causing the free entry perk to numerous museums, zoo's, parks etc to be stopped. I always wanted a badge when I was little, but buying it sort of defeats the point.

And the question I was wondering was, would this have become such a big deal if The Times had just left the story alone, and didn't give it so much publicity? I think the answer is in the before and after prices of the badges on eBay. Free market forces in action....

Update - it's even on Wikipedia with a bit of a story - this must be a big deal back home at the minute,

Bogus badge holders force Blue Peter to suspend free entry perk - Britain - Times Online