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Ticket touts cashing in on Michael Jackson memorial

Passes to event being advertised on internet

Michael Jackson's No 1s compilation record remained on top of the album chart for a second week yesterday

Tickets for tomorrow’s Michael Jackson memorial in LA have been put up for sale on eBay.

A total of 8,750 fans were told yesterday that they'd been selected at random to attend the service at the city’s Staples Centre.

A further 6,500 have been allowed entry to the nearby Nokia Theatre to watch it on a big screen.

But touts are trying to cash in on the fact 1.6million registered fans were left empty-handed.

Early bids for the passes on eBay have reportedly reached £12,000.

Family spokesman Ken Sunshine says promoters AEG have taken measures to eliminate duplicates and any entries suspected of being made by automated systems.  

Genuine holders will receive a unique code and a special wristband today along with their tickets, reports the BBC.

'eBay will not allow the sale of tickets to the Michael Jackson Memorial Service being held on Tues 7 July. All such listings currently on any of our sites are being removed,’ says eBay's Marie Ennis.
 
Meanwhile, Michael, 50, narrowly missed out on topping the singles chart yesterday – his Man In The Mirror track lost out to Cascada's Evacuate The Dancefloor.

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