Some Offer 'Top Dollar' For Obama Speech Tickets
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DENVER (AP) ― Some people desperate to see Barack Obama's acceptance speech are offering "top dollar" for seats, but officials are trying to head off any sales because the tickets were distributed free and aren't supposed to be resold.
Democratic Party officials said Wednesday they don't know how many sales have been attempted or blocked, but they're working with the online sale sites Craigslist and eBay to track and remove offers to buy or sell.
"It's something that we're working on continuously," Democratic National Convention Committee spokeswoman Natalie Wyeth said. "This is a free opportunity for people to come together and celebrate our candidate."
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We've seen stuff like this ll of the time...People getting free tickets nd then trying to sell them to make a quick buck...Here's a recent example of free tickets being sold for a
Bon Jovi concert in Central Park...
But here's a little caveat...The people who are annoyed that people are selling their free tickets and going to internet sits to stop it are....SELLING THE TICKETS THEMSELVES!!!...
Dem Supporters Asked To Buy Obama Speech Tickets
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DENVER (CBS4) ― Two known Democratic supporters are outraged at their own party after being solicited to buy tickets to Barack Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field next Thursday, CBS4 reports. The seats were distributed for free to the general public.
One source directed CBS4 to an unpublicized part of the Obama campaign's Web site where Democratic supporters, reportedly with deep pockets, could buy tickets for $1,000 each. The source told CBS4 he was solicited three times to buy the tickets through the Web site.
One source said it was unethical and being kept secret from the public.
CBS4 was able to find the Web site only by directly typing in the URL provided by the source. While CBS4 attempted to contact the Obama campaign about the selling of tickets, the pay-for-tickets page was changed to say no more tickets were available.
A spokeswoman for the Obama campaign called CBS4 before deadline Tuesday night to say it was proud of the success in opening the event free to the public. She said only a small percentage of the 75,000 tickets were sold to raise money for the Obama campaign.
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An admission they're selling tickets to a FREE speech while stopping the public from doing the same?...
08-21-2008, 01:12 PM
Some Offer 'Top Dollar' For Obama Speech Tickets
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