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| | Tribune Company and Premiere Ticket Services, Chicago Cubs |
 | | The Tribune Company, in effect, would profit twice on the sale of one ticket, marking $45 in a column for the Cubs revenue, and the $1,500 in a column for Premium’s revenue. |
 | | Yet, spokespeople for the Tribune Co. say, with a straight face, no less, that this move is actually better for the consumer, a notion they repeated endlessly outside the courtroom after the verdict. |
 | | In fact, some fans were so incensed by the Tribune’s nerve that they deliberately sought out a ticket broker unaffiliated with the Cubs, just to make sure the Trib received face value for their tickets and not a penny more. |
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