A Worcestershire woman has sold £100,000 of goods on eBay, a total of 35,000 packaged items, on behalf of West Midlands Air Ambulance.

Now eBay has announced that Lynne Beckett ,from Stourport on Severn, is top seller for the eBay for Charity organisation.

To recognise her achievement over the past five years, the eBay for Charity team invited Mrs Beckett to the company’s head office in London, where she was given a guided tour of the offices.

She said: “I have been overwhelmed by the praise from eBay for Charity and really enjoyed my experience in London. I’ve accepted the award on behalf of everyone who has donated or purchased items from my eBay site, as without them I wouldn’t have achieved the £100,000 total for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

"I’d also like to thank my husband and parents for their assistance, as together we’ve packaged and distributed over 35,000 items, and it’s been a real team effort.”

Mrs Beckett added: “I decided to become a volunteer fundraiser for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity as I previously worked as a theatre nurse at Kidderminster and Redditch Hospitals and often helped to treat patients who had been airlifted, know all too well the invaluable work undertaken by the flight paramedics and doctors.”

Hanna Sebright, chief executive for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, added: “Lynne’s commitment is second to none, and we are proud and privileged to have her support. Not only does she fundraise in her own time, but her efforts have helped to fund dozens of invaluable life saving air ambulance missions, so on behalf of the charity, our patients and their families, I would like to thank Lynne for all she has done and congratulate her.”

Julia Hutton-Potts, communications director for eBay, added: “We are thrilled to celebrate Lynne’s fantastic achievement. Her endless passion for fundraising is at the heart of eBay for Charity.

"We aim to make it simple for eBay and PayPal users to give to good causes quickly and easily. To date the programme has raised nearly £80 million for over 9,000 charities.

"Lynne is a true inspiration and we look forward to celebrating her next fundraising milestone together.”

Anyone wishing to donate items to Lynne for sale on eBay should contact Midlands Air Ambulance Charity on 0800 8 40 20 40.

  • Lynne’s eBay items can be found at here.