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Re: UGA Tickets on eBay

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From: Wes McIntosh
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 00:00
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Reminds me of someone selling a ticket stub for an old football game... and,
oh yeah, they throw in some tickets to the upcoming UGA/GT game.  Is that
scalping?

-Wes.

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Banky the Hack <gte402p@prism.gatech.edu> wrote in message
news:8uvmpg$i59$1@news-int.gatech.edu...
> Two guys walk into a bar, Justin Alspaugh says
>
> >> I have some UGA tix for sale on eBay.  If you're interested, check out:
> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1101498762
>
> > Isn't this technically scalping?
>
> as long as he doesn't sell them for more than face value...but this
> auction is in violation of ebay rules
>
> check out http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/png-tickets.html
>
> and i'll pull a Mendis here....
>
> 10-1-310 G
> *** CODE SECTION ***  09/12/00
>
>   10-1-310.
>
>   (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale
>   any ticket of admission or other evidence of the right of entry to
>   any football game, basketball game, baseball game, soccer game,
>   hockey game, or tennis or golf tournament for a price in excess of
>   the price printed on the ticket; provided, however, that a service
>   charge not to exceed $3.00 may be charged when tickets or other
>   evidences of the right of entry are sold by an authorized ticket
>   agent through places of established business licensed to do business
>   by the municipality or county, where applicable, in which such
>   places of business are located.
>
>   b) blah bla blah...
>
>
> you get the point
>
> --
> Banky the Hack
> Jameson@cc
> "kiss my grits, nooch" -Jay
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