Originally Posted By Ursula I didn't even try as I work on weekdays. Did anyone we know get in? Do you know someone who did? We attended the Rose Bowl Fourth of July and the guy next to us was bragging that he entered several times using multiple email addresses and that he was going to sell the tickets! Besides me wanting to tell him off, I didn't know what to say. Scum, I guess, sums it all up. We did see a report on TV last night of a local lady who was granted a ticket plus one. She was very happy and sad and was full of emotion both ways. They asked her if she was going to sell the ticekts and she looked at the interviewer like she grew a second head. THIS is the kind of fan who should be going. And if you don't have a ticket, are you actually going to go down there? Why?
Originally Posted By wonderingalice No surprise - there are six eBay offers right now. Two listings at a "Buy It Now" price of $10,000. Greedy pigs. There's also current bid of $3,500 on another listing.
Originally Posted By Ursula eBay should pull those. They are not to be for sale at any point. Might as well go grave-robbing. I've never seen MJ live. I did, however, wait what felt like AGES to see the premiere of Thriller on MTV back when dinosaurs walked around when I was in High School. I also worked for the company that did the video for Earthsong. I did not get an MJ sighting, but I bought his food, bottled water and blood-red roses for when he visited. And I had two other MJ sightings over the years.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb My understanding is if the lottery winners don't show up in person with a valid I'd, no wrist band will be issued. These tickies aren't for resale, I'm not a fan so I didn't even make an attempt to get a ticket. Too bad others decided to be selfish and lower the chances for fans who would genuinely like to attend.
Originally Posted By Ursula ^ I understand that part, that you have to show up at the undisclosed location today to get the wristband for tomorrow. But, who is to stop the grave-robbers from selling the wrist-bands? I hope there is the need for secondary ID. And yes, it really makes me mad if a non-fan got a ticket thus disallowing some real fan to get in. Karma tocks.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb They are giving the winners one wrist band and putting the other one on (Rose Bowl).
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Not to mention the fan who wants to go so badly, they're willing to come up with all that money - only to be turned away at the door. eBay really does need to shut down those unscrupulous sellers.
Originally Posted By Big Thunder I just googled "Micheal Jackson Memorial Ebay" and see that auctions and ads for MJ memorial ticket reselling have been pulled from Ebay and Craigslist... <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g9Bk7gpbqigcumL-PTBI-iLBfQOQ" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/hostedne...-iLBfQOQ</a> I'm glad they have integrity
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 <<And Karma always wins, right OJ?>> Amen. I entered but didn't win.
Originally Posted By Ursula And I'm sorry you wanted to go and couldn't, SB82. They are encouraging people to "attend" via their TV and internet connections. On a side note, my office is near (in Los Angeles' speak) Forest Lawn. Helicopters have been going for about an hour now. I don't expect them to settle down until late tomorrow.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***We attended the Rose Bowl Fourth of July*** Did you see the Blue Devils drum corps perform? I read that they were there. I used to be in that group.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Ursula, I'm still unemployed so I'll attend from my living room watching it on TV while I eat breakfast. LOL.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Very cool that they're taking down the listings. The idiots keep trying, though... and the jokesters are having a bit of fun. There's one out there with a current "bid" of $5,000,100. (Starting bid was $500.) *LOL*
Originally Posted By wonderingalice I'll be recording it at home and will try and catch parts online at work (but I'm actually busy there right now... shock of shocks.)
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin Hey Ursula...they keep showing shots of Forest Lawn...START WAVING!!!
