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Auction site eBay has announced it will carry tickets for Live Earth - but 20 per cent from each sale must go to charity.
Tickets for concerts in the UK and USA, to highlight climate change, went on sale last week and have already appeared on the website at marked up prices.
Website bosses have said they will let the tickets stay but, because it is a special event, good causes should benefit from those being sold on.
British sellers will be asked to donate to Stop Climate Chaos, the concert's sponsor, or another green charity.
An eBay spokesman said: "As a result, users who decide to resell their tickets will be required to donate at least 20 per cent of the final sale price to good causes through our charity fundraising platform."
Marianne Troup, from Live Earth UK, said: "This is an independent decision by eBay and we are not involved with it. While we acknowledge the charity donation we are not comfortable with people making money from what is a social issue."
Tickets for concerts in the UK and USA, to highlight climate change, went on sale last week and have already appeared on the website at marked up prices.
Website bosses have said they will let the tickets stay but, because it is a special event, good causes should benefit from those being sold on.
British sellers will be asked to donate to Stop Climate Chaos, the concert's sponsor, or another green charity.
An eBay spokesman said: "As a result, users who decide to resell their tickets will be required to donate at least 20 per cent of the final sale price to good causes through our charity fundraising platform."
Marianne Troup, from Live Earth UK, said: "This is an independent decision by eBay and we are not involved with it. While we acknowledge the charity donation we are not comfortable with people making money from what is a social issue."
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