Ebay Removing Michael Jackson Memorial Service Ticket Auctions
Fans lucky enough to get tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial service at the Staples Center on Tuesday are celebrating today. Only 8,750 people received an email that said "Congratulations, your application was successful." Each winner received two tickets. There are some tickets listed for sale here on eBay but the Guardianreports that eBay is removing them.
Some fans were delighted, such as Deka Motanya from San Francisco, who tweeted: "OMG OMG OMG OMG I got tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial service." Others, however, viewed it as an opportunity to make money.
Twitter users such as Unai Montes-Irueste were accepting offers from bidders on tickets to the event. Meanwhile, others were selling tickets for thousands of pounds on eBay in exchange for the relevant vouchers and codes. However, eBay has since informed the Guardian that they are actively taking down all auctions for Michael Jackson memorial tickets.
Some sites have debated the moral implications of fans selling tickets to a memorial service, whereas SouthFlorida.com ran a poll asking readers what they would do had they won tickets.
TMZ reports that eBay is trying to remove the auction listings as fast as people are posting them.
People who won tickets outside the U.S. will have to hustle to get to the United States in time for Tuesday's service.
Fans lucky enough to get tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial service at the Staples Center on Tuesday are celebrating today. Only 8,750 people received an email that said "Congratulations, your application was successful." Each winner received two tickets. There are some tickets listed for sale 
