ROSA PARKS TRUSTEE DEALS WITH EBAY DRAMA:

Funeral programs are selling for more than $150 a pop.

A trustee overseeing the affairs of Rosa Parks is in the midst of an effort to stop the resale of programs to Parks’ funeral by printing up thousands more.


Adam Shakoor, who was appointed in 1998 to handle Parks’ affairs, began printing more of the 14-page, photo-filled programs after finding out that a number of them were fetching more than $150 on eBay, the Detroit Free Press reported Monday.

"People are exploiting it," said Shakoor. "We are very concerned about that."

Ten-thousand of the programs were distributed at Parks' funeral Wednesday in her adopted home of Detroit, however, Shakoor said he expected demand for extra programs to increase.


"There are many people who couldn't come to the funeral who would want that keepsake," Shakoor said. "We'd planned on printing more. We'll just jump a little sooner than we expected."


The programs will sell for $5 to $10, with any surplus going to the Rosa and Raymond Parks Foundation for Self Development, which helps young people.