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Madoff's Mets Tix Sell for $7,500 on eBay

600% profit on seats to home opener will help repay victims

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(Newser) – A Bernard Madoff investment has finally made an honest profit, the New York Daily News reports. The Ponzi kingpin's pair of tickets for the New York Mets home opener tonight, face value $525 each, sold for $7,500 after a fierce eBay bidding war. Along with revenue from the sale of the rest of Madoff's season tickets, the money will go toward compensating victims of his investment scam.

Bernie Madoff's tickets for the New York Mets home opener sell for $7,500 on eBay.
Bernie Madoff's tickets for the New York Mets home opener sell for $7,500 on eBay.   (eBay)
Accused $50 billion Ponzi scheme swindler Bernard Madoff exits federal court March 10, 2009 in New York City.
Accused $50 billion Ponzi scheme swindler Bernard Madoff exits federal court March 10, 2009 in New York City.   (Getty Images)
Bernard Madoff returns to his Manhattan apartment after making a court appearance Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008 in New York.
Bernard Madoff returns to his Manhattan apartment after making a court appearance Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
In this Jan. 14, 2009 file photo Bernard Madoff, confessed Ponzi mastermind and lifelong Mets fan, arrives at court in New York.
In this Jan. 14, 2009 file photo Bernard Madoff, confessed Ponzi mastermind and lifelong Mets fan, arrives at court in New York.   (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
Bernard Madoff could be sentenced to 150 years in jail this June, making it unlikely he'll ever taste freedom, or a baseball game hot dog, again.
Bernard Madoff could be sentenced to 150 years in jail this June, making it unlikely he'll ever taste freedom, or a baseball game hot dog, again.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Bernard Madoff's tickets for the Mets' season opener at Citi Field have sold for $7,500.
Bernard Madoff's tickets for the Mets' season opener at Citi Field have sold for $7,500.   (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
This image, provided by New York Magazine, shows the front cover of the magazine's March 2, 2009 edition.
This image, provided by New York Magazine, shows the front cover of the magazine's March 2, 2009 edition.   (AP Photo/Illustration by Darrow for New York Magazine)
In this March 12, 2009 file photo, Bernard Madoff arrives at Manhattan federal court in New York.
In this March 12, 2009 file photo, Bernard Madoff arrives at Manhattan federal court in New York.   (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, file)
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TerrifiedCitizen
Apr 13, 09 4:43 PM CDT
Wonder how many 'guilt' bids there were? Reply
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wwwonderer
Apr 14, 09 10:31 AM CDT
Guilt wouldn't push the bid up 1000% percent, I don't think. How many wanted ponzi memorabilia more than they wanted to see the Mets? That's probably the real value. Reply
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