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p2pnet.net News:- eBay has aroused Bob Geldorf’s ire.
Tickets for the Live 8 Festival in Britain, a musical festival meant to increase awareness of poverty in Africa and organized by Geldorf, were being distributed free through text message lottery.
But, “Geldof’s outrage was sparked when some of the lucky winners wanted to get just a little bit luckier … by auctioning off the tickets on eBay’s site for copious amounts of cash,” says The Motley Fool, going on:
“At first, eBay declined to pull the auctions, using the argument that in Britain, there’s no law against selling items intended for charity, which led to Geldof’s teeth-gnashing about the online auctioneer. (‘I Don’t Like eBay,’ read one headline today. And this, of course, is not a nice kind of hating eBay.) eBay gave in to the pressure - probably due to the fear of a PR disaster and more unpleasant words like pimp - and suspended the auctions.”
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The Motley Fool - eBay Does Geldof’s Bidding, p2pnet, June 15, 2005
July 2nd, 2005 at 9:23 pm
Just want to say:Hey Bob…… You are the best!!!
Pia, Denmark
July 3rd, 2005 at 11:36 am
Bob Geldorf is a doer !!!
He acts & follows through, the concert was an incredible success, the march will be a success because the G8 will be too afraid not to act having seen the mood of so many countries. !
Just one more thing left for Bob to do now, that is to approach the VATICAN.
If only he could get them to agree to the use Condom’s , AFRICA could really begin to look forward & eradicate HIV,AIDS.
This lethal desease along with poverty is sapping the energy & future of a wonderful country.
BOB, YOUR WORK IS AMAZING.
Maggie M.
July 3rd, 2005 at 11:46 am
Bob Geldorf is a doer !!!
He acts & follows through, the concert was an incredible success, the march will be a success because the G8 will be too afraid not to act having seen the mood of so many countries. !
Just one more thing left for Bob to do now, that is to approach the VATICAN.
If only he could get them to agree to the use Condom’s , AFRICA could really begin to look forward & eradicate HIV,AIDS.
This lethal desease along with poverty is sapping the energy & future of a wonderful country.
BOB, YOUR WORK IS AMAZING.
Maggie M.
April 9th, 2006 at 8:37 pm
We are based in New York City and are at our earliest stage of planning Simulcast on Homelessness, a concert that may raised awareness on homelessness. Bob Geldorf is invited. And Bono. And artists with a notable track record for their work on poverty.
We need direct contact with Bob. We will appreciate your help.
Please reply at bassomb@hotmail.com
Thanks.
nouk