A friends group working to manage a Liverpool park are “disgusted” after a sign for the site was found for sale online.
It was revealed last week how a listing has been made on eBay for a large sign advertising Springfield Park in Knotty Ash. It is currently up for sale for £275.
According to the online listing, the sign is a “very large and heavy” item bearing the words “Welcome to Springfield Park” with the city’s iconic Liver bird. The signs are located at parks maintained by the council across Liverpool.
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Liverpool Council said it was aware of the listing and was investigating how to get the sign back. Now the Friends of Springfield Park group have had their say on the sale.
A spokesperson for the group told the ECHO members were “absolutely disgusted” to discover the sign was listed on eBay and said those responsible for removing the item from the park “should be made to give it back.” Seeing the sign posted online was “extremely disappointing” for all concerned, according to the spokesperson.
The eBay listing said: “It is a very well made municipal sign in heavy cast aluminium with raised gold lettering on a black background - and it is in excellent condition.
“It is 114cms wide and 100cms deep. Springfield Park in Liverpool is off the East Prescot Road in Knotty Ash and part of it houses the Nelson Memorial.
“Part of the park was taken over by the recently redeveloped Alder Hey Children's Hospital and I presume this sign became redundant as a consequence of that. It is a very fine and classy municipal sign - gold on black always looks good and the raised lettering adds to the impact.”
The seller even encourages potential buyers to place it outside. The listing said: “It will look fab in your garden and was made for the outdoors.”
It is thought the sign was acquired by the seller at auction in the last few weeks and received a receipt. It has been listed for sale for at least three weeks.
The listing online said there was a “good chance” the sign would sell to someone from Merseyside or Liverpool, with the seller offering to deliver or arrange pick up. The sign is said to be in “very good” condition.
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