eBay Wages War with Jackson Ticket Scalpers

Sales for tickets to attend the King of Pop's final farewell are running rampant on sites like eBay, but watch out before you put in a bid -- the company is removing tickets sales from the site as fast as possible.

MIchael Jackson

We got a screen grab of a pair of tickets that already cost $10,000 (kind of them to offer free shipping) -- but the link was disabled shortly after we found it.

Incredibly expensive and hard to get? Good luck...



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16. -shame on the sellers for making money off other people's death!
Profit was their motivation to sign up for the drawing?
An honourable person would not keep people really wanting to go to MJ's memorial service by competing with them through signing up for the ticket-drawing... .
Personally, I'm not interested getting a ticket, but I think they should give it away for free or a symbolic dollar for those passionately wanting to say goodbye to Michael.

So, shame on THEM!

Posted at 11:42AM on Jul 6th 2009 by Karin

17. This is so sad..........He was human..he made mistakes.....give him a break!!!!!!! let him rest in peace. Shame on these people for trying to make money off his death!!!!!! Shame on you!!!!! People will do anything for a dollar ......even sell their soul and throw out their morals!

Posted at 11:46AM on Jul 6th 2009 by Mandy C

18. people who sell these tix are the people who will burn in hell the tixs are free and anything to make a buck sick f------people
you discuuse me. good thing your not related to me.

Posted at 3:34PM on Jul 6th 2009 by lipps

19. I AM THE ONE WHO CALLED YOU GUYS LAST NIGHT ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND I HAVE CALLED EBAY SEVERAL TIMES. AND IF YOU GO ON EBAY THE TICKETS ARE STILL ON THERE! THEY ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM AND SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY ONLY STAND TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF THIS!!!!!! BOYCOTT EBAY!

Posted at 11:52AM on Jul 6th 2009 by monica

20. this totally disgusts me that these people are trying to make money off of his death. just totally disgusting. This is total opposite of what he was about as far as Giving to others and doing things for others.

Posted at 11:51AM on Jul 6th 2009 by xashl3y

21. Dear r***327,

Good Morning,
I have a question about the tickets. I live in Glendora, California and was told that the person that received the notification has to pick up the tickets at Dodger site with ID in order to get them. It was mention that person would have a wrist band attacted at that time and if that band was tampered with or cut they would let you in.
The people who are trying to sell only the voucher online has to be the one to get the tickets. I can't understand why these were even give out in Canada.It sounds to me, this was intentional so many someone could make a profit from tickets that people were unable to show up and collect.
I would love to attend but I can't afford the high price of a ticket. I have Cancer and not able to put out that type of money.
Let me know if you find out something different.
Thanks, Kathleen

Posted at 11:52AM on Jul 6th 2009 by My Little Girls

22. "THE KING OF POP" IS NOT AND NEVER WAS A CHILD MOLESTER!!!!!!!!! JUST BECAUSE HE SETTLED THE LAWSUIT DOES NOT MEAN ANYTHING!!!!!! MJ WAS FOUND INNOCENT OF ALL CHARGES OF CHILD MOLESTATION!!!!!! JORDAN CHANDLER EVEN SAID THAT MJ DID NOT MOLEST HIM!!!!! IT WAS HIS FATHER, EVAN CHANDLER THAT ACCUSED MJ!!!!!! IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT MONEY!!!!!!!! WHY IN 2006, DID JORDAN CHANDLER PRESSED CHARGES AGAINST HIS FATHER FOR ASSAULTING HIM BY HITTING HIM OVER THE HEAD WITH A 12-POUND WEIGHT, SPRAYING MACE IN HIS EYES AND CHOKING HIM?????????? HARVEY LEVIN WHY HAVEN'T YOU COVERED THIS CASE?????? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??????? TELL THE TRUTH FOR ONCE!!!!!!!!!! YOU AND DIANE DIMOND MADE YOUR BLOOD MONEY OFF OF MICHAEL JACKSON!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY, PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:54AM on Jul 6th 2009 by sisterdearest09

23. I think they are being taken down as fast as the sellers are putting them up....TONS of Michael Jackson memorabilia and websites.

http://www.MichaelJacksonsDrugUse.com

Posted at 11:53AM on Jul 6th 2009 by Dylan

24. A pedophile should not be given such attention. The freaks trying to sell the tickets on Ebay are just posting the ticket for sell on craigslist. Shocker!

Tax payer money should not be used to secure the site of a criminal. All costs should be charged to the estate. The estate should be divided in half - half going to his children. The other half placed in trust for the unknown number of victims of this pedophile. They will need a lifetime of counseling.

Posted at 11:58AM on Jul 6th 2009 by not a fan

25. I don't understand why if I had won two tickets in a lottery that I would later be told that I had to use them or lose them. It's kind of like winning a car in a church raffle. What I do with the car should be none of the church's business. I won it so it should be mine to do whatever I want with it, including giving it away or selling it to the highest bidder. Don't give me something and then tell me how I have to use it.

Posted at 2:05PM on Jul 6th 2009 by WiddoMouse

26. ALL WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK BY SELLING THOSE TICKETS, KARMA IS COMING!!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:53PM on Jul 6th 2009 by sisterdearest09

27. WAKE UP!! Ebay doesnt care about anyone!! They have high school kids running the website and answering the phones from Salt Lake City!! Go figure ..Plus Ebay doesnt give a rats ass about sellera ..but Ebay allows any other ticket to be sold, so why not Jacksons??. Does everyone actually believe that everyone that signed up was actually going to his funeral?? .. Ebay has become a trashed up yard sale with nothing but repos, scams and repackaged or returned defective merchandise!! The new CEO has ruined Ebay forever with his stupidity!! A seller cant even leave a scam buyer a negative comment anymore to warn other sellers !!
Sparkie

Posted at 12:07PM on Jul 6th 2009 by Sparkie

28. I was SO GLAD to hear that e-bay is following up on this, but I stilI encourage EVERYBODY reading these posts to VOICE YOUR DISGUST to e-bay for not monitoring these ticket sales on e-bay. Craigslist has blocked people who are capitalizing on Jackson's death so why can't e-bay? You can bet they MUST have a monitoring system or anybody could post anything on their site (drugs, sex, etc.) so WHY AREN'T THEY STOPPING THIS SICK PROCESS going on in their website? I have already complained to e-bay and will file a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center as well. Contact the L.A. attorney general, contact the LAPD, complain to the Federal Trade Commission - they have on-line complaint forms and you WILL BE HEARD.
I am not a Michael Jackson die-hard fan, though I am deeply saddened by this tragic loss to the world. I am simply speaking up for HUMAN DECENCY.

Posted at 12:09PM on Jul 6th 2009 by Carrie

29. I said yesterday they would be on e bay.

Posted at 12:10PM on Jul 6th 2009 by hamilTonyan

30. someone just bid $14,100 on ebay.

Posted at 12:18PM on Jul 6th 2009 by pinkfloyd

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