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Geldof blasts 'sick' eBay sales

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    Geldof blasts 'sick' eBay sales

    Bob Geldof has branded the sale of Live 8 tickets on the internet auction site eBay "sick profiteering".

    The Live 8 organiser called on the website to ban sales of the tickets for the London show, which were won through a text competition.

    Scores of pairs of tickets have already been put up on the site with some pairs being offered for £1,000.

    Bands including Coldplay, U2 and Pink Floyd will play at the Hyde Park show on 2 July.
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    Geldof demanded the immediate removal of tickets being sold on the site.

    He said: "I am sick with this. It is a disgrace. It is completely against the interests of the poor. It is filthy money made on the back of the poorest people on the planet. Stick it where it belongs".
    Geldof blasts 'sick' eBay sales

    How does reselling your Live 8 ticket disadvantage anybody? St Bob's charity still gets the same amount of do$h and the original owner has made some money for themselves, on which they will of course pay tax ( ), a proportion of which will end up in the UK's aid budget. Does someone need to explain to St Bob that this is in fact a good thing?

    #2
    that guy

    I like Geldof for usage of strong words to express his feelings: it makes refreshing reading and he is not shy to repeat F-word i public.

    As for resale on ebay then its really Geldof's fault -- they should have set market prices for their tickets in the first place, with first 1000 tickets auctioned on that ebay, and only when all rich fools who want to buy ticket for extortionate prices disapper, remaining tickets go to lottery.

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      #3
      Re: that guy

      Of course, what St Bob is really saying is that we should all feel guilty at having or making money when there are poor people in the world. For myself, I salute his personal courage when it comes to looking at his own bank statement every month. It must take extraordinary force of character to have as much money as he has and not to have given it all away to charity.

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        #4
        Re: that guy

        Lucifer, what a cynic you are. Bob is a living saint, a true martyr to the poor and needy. He had it all; worldwide fame, talent and a beautiful woman. But he gave it all up to concentrate on charity.

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          #5
          Re: that guy

          Slave, stop, stop, you're making me cry. I take it all back. :lol

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            #6
            Re: that guy

            Forget BG and his tulipe concert these chuntes who use ebay to make money reselling tickets should be shot. Was a time when you could get a festival ticket, or a ticket to see a band without having to compete with every Tom Dick and Harriot out to make a quick buck. Seems every chav is a ticket agent these days.>:

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              #7
              Re: that guy

              these chuntes who use ebay to make money reselling tickets should be shot
              Blimey, another "right on, comrade" type. That's two in one afternoon. Don't worry, Numpty, anyone who tries to make money out of a commodity in high demand but short supply will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes.

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                #8
                Re: Rat Trap

                He'll probably have to sell his own tickets on e-bay to raise money as the other members of the Boomtown Rats are taking him to court. They claim he owes them unpaid royalties that could run into millions of pounds.

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                  #9
                  Re: Rat Trap

                  They claim he owes them unpaid royalties that could run into millions of pounds
                  And I bet you he tells them that they'd be taking the food out of orphans' mouths if they took him to court. You can feel those heartstrings tugging already.

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                    #10
                    Re: that guy

                    Blimey, another "right on, comrade" type. That's two in one afternoon. Don't worry, Numpty, anyone who tries to make money out of a commodity in high demand but short supply will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes
                    Music is for music fans, chunts that have no interest in the music shouldn't be buying the tickets. At least Glastonbury have latched onto these chancers and only issue named tickets

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