LONDON (AP).- The London Olympics may be over, but it's not
too late to take home a national flag from the athletes' parade or a used
javelin. Officials have put almost 2,000 Olympic relics up for auction, along
with a replica of the "Isle of Wonder" book that Harry Potter author
J.K. Rowling read from during the July 27 opening ceremony. The book's price
had risen to 1,066 pounds (US$1,670) Tuesday, after opening at 1 pound a few
days ago. Among the stranger auction items also from the opening ceremony,
directed by filmmaker Danny Boyle, are a farmer's hand-sickle, a Mary Poppins
hat with electric lights, a suffragette protest banner, and a maypole. Historic
Olympic memorabilia is also offered, though they don't come cheap: A 1948
London Olympic torch forged from aluminum is going for 14,000 pounds
(US$21,970) on Tuesday — and it appears to be starting price. The sale of the
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