Man Says He's Having Tough Time Selling Tickets To Donald Trump's Inauguration
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Scalpers are apparently having a tough time finding buyers for tickets to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday.
"I used to be able to gauge when there was a good deal on the market," Yossi Rosenberg, 36, of Upper Manhattan.
Rosenberg bought two tickets in the red zone, a standing section, from a woman in Westchester for $700.
He said he posted the tickets on Republican forums, Craigslist and Facebook, and no one's biting.
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"I don't have any offers," Rosenberg said. "I'm stuck with the tickets. I'll have no choice but to go to the inauguration."
Rosenberg was trying to get $700 per ticket. Other tickets posted by sellers on Craigslist are asking for $100 to $400 per ticket. Another site has tickets in a prime section, the west front of the U.S. Capitol, and are being sold for $14,700.
Tickets to President Barack Obama's 2012 inauguration went for up to $2,000 a piece.
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies said in a statement that tickets for the swearing-in ceremony are meant to be free and should stay that way.