Whilst we're on the subject of Scalpers - have a read of the following I copied & pasted from one of the bids on Ebay. Check out the lines:

I SPECIALISE IN SELLING AMAZING "FRONT ROW" TICKETS FOR ALL EVENTS AROUND THE UK. I CHARGE PREMIUM PRICES FOR MY SERVICES AND USE EBAY AS MY PLATFORM.

THIS IS A SPECIAL "BUY IT NOW" AUCTION FOR AS MANY TICKETS AS YOU WANT! THE PRICE IS ONLY £125 PER TICKET. JUST MAKE SURE YOU INPUT THE RIGHT QUANTITY REQUIRED. THIS IS CERTAIN TO RISE STEEPLY AS TIME GOES BY AND THESE AMAZING TICKETS BECOME MORE AND MORE SCARSE.

I started this auction with 50 tickets available. This Ebay page should automatically indicate how many of these tickets are still available!

How the heck did this chump get 50 tickets?? - Why do I work for a living?? Anyway the full description is as follows:

Can't be bothered with all this bidding business to get your BON JOVI tickets? You only want one ticket or maybe three or maybe even five and the auctions always come in pairs? Can't trust that much money to someone without respectable feedback? Well... this is your chance to guarantee yourself a place in ROCK history hassle-free!

IT'S A MATTER OF TRUST!

JUST HAVE A LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND YOU WILL SEE WHY I AM EBAY'S PREMIER TICKET BROKER!

MY STOCK OF "FRONT ROW" TICKETS FOR ABSOLUTELY ANY EVENT IS UNPARALLED IN ALL OF THE UK. I SPECIALISE IN SELLING AMAZING "FRONT ROW" TICKETS FOR ALL EVENTS AROUND THE UK. I CHARGE PREMIUM PRICES FOR MY SERVICES AND USE EBAY AS MY PLATFORM. EBAY NOT ONLY PROVIDES SECURITY AND INSURANCE BUT YOU CAN ALSO VIEW FEEDBACK FROM ALL PREVIOUS BUYERS FOR YOUR COMPLETE PEACE OF MIND!

MY STOCK OF STANDING TICKETS FOR ALL BON JOVI CONCERTS IS UNAPARALLELED!!! JUST SEE MY OTHER AUCTION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TICKETS FOR THE OTHER DATES:

24 June 2003: Bon Jovi (Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton)

26 June 2003: Bon Jovi (Old Trafford Football Stadium, Manchester)

28 June 2003: Bon Jovi (Hyde Park, London)

THIS IS A SPECIAL "BUY IT NOW" AUCTION FOR AS MANY TICKETS AS YOU WANT! THE PRICE IS ONLY £125 PER TICKET. JUST MAKE SURE YOU INPUT THE RIGHT QUANTITY REQUIRED. THIS IS CERTAIN TO RISE STEEPLY AS TIME GOES BY AND THESE AMAZING TICKETS BECOME MORE AND MORE SCARSE.

I started this auction with 50 tickets available. This Ebay page should automatically indicate how many of these tickets are still available!


This auction is for tickets for the BON JOVI concert at the MOLINEUX STADIUM, in Wolverhampton on Tuesday 24 June 2003.

Exact ticket location: GOLD CIRCLE STANDING! This basically means that you can get as close to the stage as possible! My tickets are ALWAYS THE BEST TICKETS AVAILABLE!

OOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!

These type of exclusive GOLD CIRCLE tickets are now completely sold out! You will NOT be able to get tickets anywhere else!

That's right! This is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get within sweat-tasting proximity of this amazing band! Experience BON JOVI up-close and personal!

MONEY BACK GUARANTEE: If the concert is re-scheduled and you can't make it on the new date or if it is cancelled by the artiste for any reason then I will return the FULL AMOUNT you paid on safe return of the ticekts! How more trustworthy can one get?!?