You realise people haven't actually been paying £299 for these right? People have made donations to the amount of their choosing to the charity, suggested amount is £14 as this provides a homeless person with breakfast and a hot shower.
Noooooo I thought I had found a new career plan :'(
Seriously though, I expressed this poorly I think but I was amazed at the fact that he must have convinced a lot of people to reach £5000, even at £10 piece that was still 500 person who were on board with the idea.
If I saw a newspaper comic strip or a webcomic drawn in this style I wouldn’t bat an eye. Look at pusheen or cyanide and happiness. Both of those are drawn in less detailed styles just solid colors fill tooled into the shapes without even the texture put into the fur of the cat drawing in the post and they are both extremely well loved cultural icons.
Seriously though, I expressed this poorly I think but I was amazed at the fact that he must have convinced a lot of people to reach £5000, even at £10 piece that was still 500 person who were on board with the idea.