Why don't all those Ebay nerds give the profit they make to pay off the debt of African singer Michael Jackson?
Jesus,.. there might even be enough change for some decent pyjamas and a new beak.
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Why don't all those Ebay nerds give the profit they make to pay off the debt of African singer Michael Jackson?
Jesus,.. there might even be enough change for some decent pyjamas and a new beak.
i'd love to see pink floyd reunited with roger waters. i just hope they only do stuff from when he was in the band. none of the newer stuff please.
COLD PLAY...U2...GEORGE MICHAEL....Jesus they'd have to pay me to go
apparently the tickets got up to 10 million pounds before ebay fianlly pulled the auctions.
Live 8 organizer Bob Geldof has condemned as "sick profiteering" the sale of free charity concert tickets on auction Web site eBay.
Tickets to the star-studded London show, which aims to pressure world leaders into fighting poverty, were given away to the winners of a text lottery. But they immediately started appearing on eBay for hundreds of pounds.
Geldof branded the site an "electronic pimp" and called for a worldwide boycott.
"I am sick with this," Geldof said in a statement. "What eBay are doing is profiteering on the backs of the impoverished.
"The people who are selling it are wretches. But far worse is the corporate culture which capitalizes on people's misery."
Geldof organized the July 2nd concert 20 years after his Live Aid sensation which raised money to help the starving in Ethiopia.
Rather than raise money, the 2005 concert aims to raise the profile of African poverty and influence leaders of the G8 group of industrialized nations who meet in Scotland in July.
Four other concerts will be held around the world on the same day.
eBay said in a statement they were selling the tickets because "we live in a free market where people can make up their own minds," but said they would donate at least the equivalent of the fees they raised through the sale of Live 8 tickets.
Geldof rejected this offer, saying instead he was appealing to their "sense of decency to stop this disgusting greed." eBay said the reselling of charity tickets was not illegal under British law.
"A ticket to the Live 8 concert is no different from a prize won in a raffle ... and what the winner chooses to do with it is up to them," it added.
Over two million text messages were sent by people hoping to get tickets in the draw and winners were notified on Monday. Pairs of tickets were being offered for several hundred pounds on Tuesday on the auction site.
<font color="#FF0000" size="1">[ June 14, 2005 12:55 PM: Message edited by: A Katt Named Raggz ]</font>
People were putting in artificial bids in excess of ?1m in order to stop the auctions.
Ebay said last night they'd pull all the Live 8 auctions from the system anyway.
Sure Live 8 re-raises awareness of poverty in Africa, but cancelling debt is gonna be a waste of time if corrupt dictators still run the countries. The poor will see no benefit, but the self-righteous musicians performing at these gigs might sell a few more records.
i'm with D on this one. who are they to say what i can and can't do with something that is mine. i didn't steal the ticket or forge the ticket. i won it, it's mine and i have the right to sell it if i choose, just as i have the right to rip it up.
if they wanted to avoid this they should just make it free to whoever shows up. first come first served. when mr. geldof was planning this little get together if it didn't cross his mind that people would try to resell these tickets then he just might be the most naive person on this planet.
what would have been great is if ebay stopped the auctions and forced the highest bidder at the time to pay up or be banned from ebay. then all the people with too much time on their hands that posted bids excess of ?1m in order to stop the auctions would have been crying a different tune.
as for battling the issue of poverty in africa, i honestly don't think it has much to do with this event this time around. first, we all know how much the first Live Aid concert helped. what makes them think raising awareness will do anything. it's not like it's a secret. everyone, including my 9 year old niece knows that there is poverty in africa. second, it just happens to be the 30th anniversary of the original live aid. and last but not least, what else is mr. geldof up to these days? obviously his musical career is over so here is another, and possibly the last chance for him to be in the spotlight.
i'm sure there are finances involved to put on something on this scale. nothing is every done without a cost. why don't they just spend that money on the issue instead of feeding some egos. why don't they, instead of shipping food and supplies to africa, teach the people there to grow their own food? send a bag of rice and feed a person for a day. teach them to grow their own rice and feed them for a lifetime.
sorry, i?m just not a big supporter of pomp and status charity events. they are nothing but promotional tools for the stars. i could go on for days with this.
Geldof, should donate his amassed fortune he's made from his production companies. IE:Survivor etc...
I wanna see Floyd too
Before you sell it make sure you get Geldof and Bono to sign the ticket then you can sell it for twice as much. Bono annoys me no end. Probably one of the richest entertainers in the world and he has the nerve to complain about rich countries keeping poorer countries in debt.
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Originally posted by Deviant D:
If I got my hands on a ticket, I'd sell it to
the highest bidder. Ebay, Geldof and their
selective morality could go and fuck the fuck
off. I've got bills to pay too.
D.
<font color="#FF0000"><font size="1">[ June 15, 2005 12:08 PM: Message edited by: Deviant D ]</font></font>