At least two of the free tickets have been posted for sale on eBay. By midday today, the top bid was more than $200.
Penn State officials say no more tickets are available for Thursday's memorial service for the late football coach Joe Paterno.
The "Memorial for Joe" service will be held at the 16,000-seat Bryce Jordan Center and tickets were limited to two per person. The school says there was “overwhelming demand” for tickets.
The tickets were distributed free of charge, but at least two were posted for sale on eBay and bids had topped more than $200.But the online auction site pulled down those ads because it does not allow the sale of tickets for free events.
View full sizeThis screenshot shows one of the free tickets to the "Memorial for Joe" that was listed Tuesday after all the tickets for Thursday's service were claimed. The ads have since been removed.Paterno was the winningest coach in major college football coach and died Sunday. That was just over two months after he was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach.
Fans had suggested Beaver Stadium be used to accommodate a large number of fans, alumni and players.