Banned
Live 8 Ticket Sellers Find New Home
Released on
= June 17, 2005, 5:01 am
Press Release
Author = Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct)
Industry = Entertainment
Press Release
Summary = ust a day after eBay folded under pressure from concert
organizers, banning all Live 8 auctions, another online auctioneer
welcomed the displaced sellers with open arms. The website plans
to donate all profits to the live 8 charity and promises to freely
allow the resale of the tickets despite protest from concert organizer
Bob Geldof.
Press Release
Body = Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 17, 2005
-- Early Wednesday morning, amid controversy and speculation, the
online auction website eBay removed all auction listings for London
Live 8 concert tickets, yet within a few hours TicketAuction.net,
a specialty auction site dedicated to the resale of event tickets,
announced they were gladly accepting listings for the show, under
certain conditions.
An original
solution to the controversy over the resale of Live 8 tickets was
for eBay to donate their listing fees in order to not profit off
of a charity event.
Ticket Auction also has special restrictions on charitable events.
Ticket Auction announced that they will also donate all of their
profits after expenses to the Live 8 Charitable Foundation.
In a statement
on their website, TicketAuction.net explained why they felt the
auctions were valid citing the legality of the sale and stated that
the resale of
tickets will only lead to more donations and exposure for the live
8 charity. Faced with the possibility of fake tickets and bids,
the website claims that they will require sellers to provide proof
of a ticket confirmation in combination with already stringent fraud
safeguards including the recommended use of an escrow service.
The star studded
London show includes performers such as U2, Paul McCartney, a newly
reunited Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Madonna and REM. Geldof's July 2nd
concert used a text message lottery to give out the 75,000 pairs
of tickets in hopes that rather than raising money (like the 1985
Live Aid), the 2005 concerts would increase awareness of African
poverty and subsequently influence leaders during the G8
summit.
The two-day
G8 summit starts in Scotland a few days after the concerts occur.
More than 2 million text messages were sent by people hoping to
get tickets. Demand for the few available seats is very strong.
Ticket Auction
Inc is an online auction website specializing in the resale of high
demand and premium event tickets. A recent review of Ticket-Auction.net
showed over twenty thousand other event ticket auctions currently
running.
Web Site = http://www.ticket-auction.net
Contact Details
= Matthew Kirsch
Ticket Auction Inc
215-206-6307
http://www.ticket-auction.net
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