Geldof welcomes eBay decision

"Bob Geldof has welcomed a decision by online auction site eBay to ban the sale of Live 8 concert tickets from its website.

"The company initially resisted calls to act despite intense criticism that it was enabling people to cash in on what was supposed to be a charity event.

"Reacting to the decision, Geldof said: 'It was a sort of example of corporate arrogance that it thought it could operate outside the morality of its audience.

"'I am glad it's stopped and well done for taking them down but it was despicable and they should have thought about it before they did this.'

He added: "They miscalculated this country very badly and, magnificently, the country won."
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"Geldof exploded yesterday after it emerged that tickets for the London leg of the event next month were being offered to the highest bidder.

"Calling the news a "f*cking disgrace" and "sick profiteering", Geldof demanded eBay took action to halt sales. Renegade bids had already put the price of the tickets into the thousands."
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My question today is, will Michael Jackson be in Live8? I'm taking bets.