Britain, UK news from The Times and The Sunday Times - Times Online: "eBay backs down over Live 8 touts
By Adam Sherwin, Media Reporter
THE eBay auction website banned the sale of Live 8 concert tickets last night after a furious reaction from the Government and Bob Geldof.
Ministers said that they were preparing a crackdown on the trade in touted tickets and urged eBay to withdraw sales. Tickets were being sold for up to �1,000 each.
James Purnell, Broadcasting and Music Minister, wrote to the online auction site calling for a halt to the �cynical� trade in tickets for the Hyde Park concert. Bob Geldof branded the sales as �sick profiteering� and called for a global boycott of eBay, which he described as an �electronic pimp�. "
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