A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to raise thousands of pounds to help a Buckfast fan pay for an antique bottle.
The miniature bottle which dated back before WW2 sold for £10,000 in an online auction on Thursday night, with the winning bid made by West Lothian man Tam Wilson.
Put on sale on Sunday by Glasgow-based owner Jonathan Porter after he found it during a family clearout, the item dates back more than 80 years and pre-dates World War Two.
Messages posted on social media revealed that Mr Porter had placed a £50 reserve on the item, meaning anyone bidding less than this would not be successful.
But on Thursday night Tam, the tonic wine connoisseur, shelled five figures on the antique.
Posting on social media, he wrote: "Looks like I have won the buckfast for 10k, what am I gonna do?"
However, the legitimacy of the auction has been called into question after friends of Mr Wilson launched a crowdfunder online revealing he does not have the money to pay for his winnings.
There are now fears that even if Mr Wilson cannot afford the purchase, the original owner, Mr Porter, may still be liable as much as £250 in fees.
The online fundraiser states: "The silly b*****d mate of mine has only won this bottle for £10K.
"Absolute hilarious situation, but not for the seller, nor is it hilarious for Tam, as the Buckfast he was under the influence of at the time of bidding, has well and truly worn off!
"He’s Buckfast Wine‘s number one fan! Let‘s pull together, as sesh-heads do, and get him this bottle and fulfil his life. Thanks in advance."
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel