Have received a reply from the ebay vendor.
The auction will, at the moment, remain active. While expressing empathy for our situation he basically believes he can get a lot more than the starting price. However, he's a business man so he will keep his options open. He has admitted that selling to us has benefits because ebay will want their share of the sale price. I have emailed back with more information at his request and we are discussing possible timescale.
The club are keen for the medal to be on display at the club and are discussing the matter internally.
No word from the Jags Trust.
Don't know about anybody else but I feel that as we have all worked hard to raise £2100 for Archie, it would be crazy for the club to pay out a similar sum for a medal. I would favour a further fundraising effort by ourselves possibly backed up by the club.
Any views?