[Sidders]

Look at this email I just recieved:

On 6/15/05, Jai Raja <******@hotmail.com> wrote:
> hi,
> i have heard from stuart that you are all interested in buying rare live 8
> tickets. I have a pair of tickets which i am looking to sell. all the money
> recieved will be put in my disabled brothers trust fund. i am looking for a
> bid ov around £350 for both tickets or nearest offer.
> please get back to me as soon as possible.
> thank you for your time
> jai
>
> also, i have 100% feedback, check ebay ID bjraja for confirmation. thank
> you

I am about to contemplate my responce. Anyone want their address so you can submit your own abuse?

[Mcqueen_]

Gedolf said this wasn't about charity, but raising awareness. Forward the email around.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

i have no problem with people selling them. if people are stupid enough to buy let them.

[Sidders]

I have a problem with people being greedy enough to sell them.

[Mafro]

Geldof needs a good slap.

[fish heads]

Although it is a bit greedy to sell them, this is a free market economy.

What really annoys me though is what did Geldof think was going to happen

[Sidders]

Yeah, but the tickets are non-transferrable.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

what they are doing isn't illegal.

[DemonHorse]

not according to all the news reports I heard, but Ebay did cancel all sales of them due to public demand

[Adam]

They should just ban the sale of concert tickets etc.

[Uglybob]

yes but touts will always exist, as long as there is a need and a want for them.

[MK Chris]

Look at this email I just recieved:

On 6/15/05, Jai Raja <******@hotmail.com> wrote:

...

I am about to contemplate my responce. Anyone want their address so you can submit your own abuse?

Why purposefully asterisk the username out of the email address and in the same post ask if people want the email address? Just curious.

[fish heads]

Because its unfair to post it if nobody wants it.

[Sidders]

Because its unfair to post it if nobody wants it.

Pretty much. Besides, it would be unfair to reveal their address to the world, I would send it by PM.

And Gaspode, technically it is illegal to sell non-transferrable tickets, but how you could enforce it I'll never know.

[Mcqueen_]

Like Glastobury have done.