Sports aficionados centre their whole life around the sport of their obsession. And when a sporting event occurs, they are taken to heaven and back. The Beijing Olympics is high in the minds of almost every sports fan these days. Those who can have bought tickets and flown to the sporting arena and those who can’t have to settle for the souvenirs and collectibles. The best collectible made available on the market is the Beijing Olympic Torch Replica.

Made from steel left over from the “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium, the Olympic Torch replica is 29cms long as a representation of the 29th Modern Olympics. The route the torch travelled through the world is shown on a map etched onto the crystal base. The replica weighs 2.82kgs and is currently priced at a lofty $500. Approved and licensed by the IOC, only 200,000 sets of the Beijing Olympic torch has been made available on the market. Only a die-hard fan of the Beijing Olympics would go for a limited collectible this expensive.
Via: OhGizmo