Trade: WS Tickets For Sperm
Published October 16, 2002
Sir, just how badly do you want to see the World Series?
- Since the 14,000 tickets set aside by the ball club are expected to sell out in a matter of minutes this morning, fans who aren't so lucky will have to turn to alternative sources for seats.
Buyers and sellers have already posted hundreds ads on the Internet message board Craigslist.org, including one seller who has a very unusual proposition for the male fans.
In a message posted Tuesday, a woman likely to acquire a pair of upper reserve tickets to the World Series says she's looking to trade the seats for healthy sperm.
She's trying to get artificial inseminated and needs a sperm donor. She says frozen donor sperm from a reputable sperm bank costs $250-$350 a vial, and the insemination process requires two vials a month.
Two upper reserve tickets for a World Series game between the Giants and Anaheim Angels, however, cost anywhere from $250 at face-value to more than $1,000.
"You can bet that the child will be raised a Giants fan,'' the woman wrote.
- Trade: WS Tickets For Sperm
- Published: October 16, 2002
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- Writer: Eric Olsen
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The tickets section of craigslist is indeed hopping.
People are willing to offer a criminal defense, a Bonds bobblehead plus cash, Sharks tickets, a week at a Hilton, a week in the caribbean,Robin Williams, and Bart tickets (yeah, right).
One person Can't Stand Tim McCarver, so he wants tickets (though he could just mute the TV sound and listen to the radio like I do).
These links may not last long, but there is sure to be more amusing posts over the next week or so at the main link.