A man who bought a sculpture on eBay after drinking a bottle of wine is expecting to sell on his drunken purchase for a staggering £100,000,
Gareth Palmer, 62, accidentally bid against himself during a boozy evening to land himself the huge 14ft (4.4m) piece of artwork last October. The businessman had been browsing the internet when he came across the work called "Twisting by the Pool" by renowned Scots sculptor Malcolm Robertson.
He began making offers and was shocked when the price rocketed before realising he was using two of his own eBay accounts to bid against himself. Gareth ended up paying just under £20,000 but had to spend a further £5,000 transporting the art from Scotland to Derby and an extra £800 for a police escort.
