‘End of the world’ survival kits go up for sale on eBay including condom, thermometer, hand gel, toilet rolls, face mask and baked beans for £45
- As shoppers panic-buy toilet paper, seller prices Andrex at £1,000 on eBay
- One joker is selling what they claim is ‘used’ ‘corona roll’ toilet paper for £7.50
- There have been 319 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 virus in the UK
‘End of the world’ survival kits have gone up for sale on eBay, with one package including a condom, thermometer, hand gel, toilet rolls, face mask and baked beans for £45.
Kits surfaced on the internet shopping giant as coronavirus panic grips Britain, with the illness having caused 4,062 deaths worldwide.
One seller is offering a first-aid style kit of hand sanitizer, one condom, a roll of toilet paper, Heinz beans and face mask.
Another is capitalising on the panic-buying of toilet paper by selling a 16-pack of Andrex Classic Clean Toilet Roll for £1,000.
This seller is hoping to get £1,000 for 16 rolls of Andrex amid the stockpiling due to the coronavirus crisis
Sellers have taken to rebranding every day items as emergency kits to help combat the spread of the coronavirus
As frenzied shoppers fear protective face masks selling out on the high street, the items are now going for £100 online.
A 240ml Purrell anti-bacterial hand sanitiser has a huge mark-up too. The 500ml bottle of alcohol-based cleaner usually costs around £8, but one seller is hedging their bets on getting £25 for a 240ml bottle.
One joker has re-branded a four-pack of toilet paper as ‘anti-corona toilet rolls – wipe with confidence!’ with a £15.70 price-tag.
Another is flogging a singular roll of ’emergency Corona roll’ for £7.50 – with the condition listed as ‘used’.
End-of-the-world survival kits have hit the shopping giant eBay as people panic over the availability of essentials
Surgical masks are on sale for £49.99 as pharmacists fear they will run out of the protective wear
Panicked buyers can get more for their buck by purchasing a 99p ‘virus isolation’ kit offering a forehead thermometer, Carex hand gel, toothpaste, multi surface wipes, Zoflora disinfectant, soap and a roll of toilet paper.
Medical experts have urged people to stop buying face masks and insist they are ‘not effective in preventing’ the spread of coronavirus – and their santitiser must contain alcohol.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people are ‘right to be concerned’ and the ‘best single piece of advice we can give’ is to ‘wash your hands for 20 seconds or more’.
There have now been 319 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 virus in the UK with a death toll of five.
Around 28 schools were forced to close after students and staff returned from an infected area in Italy or tested positive.
Charity Feeding Britain led by the archbishop of Canterbury is preparing to offer hot meals to children if schools are closed.
Supermarket delivery hours are being extended to make sure stores remain stocked up on basic necessities.
Tesco has limited shoppers to buying five of certain goods – including wipes, antibacterial gels, wipes, sprays, milk and pasta.