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Banned Live 8 Ticket Sellers Find New HomeReleased 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. 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 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 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
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