Donald Trump's tour of Australia is a monumental flop

What a terrible name Malcolm Quin will have now.. what a JOKE.

I feel sorry for the people who forked out so much dough.

And yes, after reading that book "Think big and kick ass" Donald Trump is nothing but a total blow hard, and I don't have much respect for the man.

There are many people who have more money and are not as well known. I have two billionaire friends that mainstreet would not even know, unless they read Forbes and Fortune. Heck, even then they probably wouldnt know how rich they really are.

I admire those that have money and do not need publicity.

What a cheap pr*ck.Seems he must be hard up for cash, he thinks he is going to take it with him.He's an old creepy man who find very young foreigners(he HATES American women) to marry because he think they like him for him and not his money.Maybe that's what he needs the money so much for his trophy must be sucking it up.

Donald Trump? It's really Donald Chump! Or, Donald "The Chump" if you prefer. What a consummate ass. Why in the name of everything that makes sense, would anyone spend 2 cents to listen to someone who is as shallow as a rain puddle? What an embarassment he is!

I guess it's all part of business: Donald doesn't give a quarter nor does he expect to receive any. Malcomb Quinn might want to negotiate a bail out with Donald or some form of plan B to get out of this fix. With the world economy tanking, no one is in the mood about making money by spending that much for the tickets; they are focused on saving it.

Donald Trump is only well known because the media lets themselves be used by him. He is always on TV. They need to stop putting him there.

trump is smoke and mirrors. who, but "the donald", a man who speaks in superlatives,(the biggest, most expensive, the best, most costly, richest) would own gambling enterprises which often on the brink of bankruptcy. gambling is like owning your own mint, money, money, money. why do you suppose the mob likes gambling, for just that reason. he is probably worth much less than he would have people think. donald, RETURN THE MONEY, you blowhard and fraud.

Return the money Donald. What kind of man would take money he didnt earn. Its because you yourself wasnt worthy of the price of the tickets they expected people to pay. They didnt sell enough tickets to warrant your charges to speak nonsense and to brag about what you own. I wouldnt spend fifty cents to hear you brag. You cant even lick the shoes of men like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. They are truly great men who give and give charitably, you are just a taker and will always be at the bottom of any list.

Even though it wasn't the brightest idea on the promoter to believe someone would pay $2500 to see the Donald, I believe he should try to get this story to every media source he can.

Legally, the Donald is probably on firm ground. However, if this gets covered a lot from the main media, it would cost Mr. Trump more than the $1.5 million in the bad publicity and ill feelings his uncharitable actions can reflect on that "reputation" he seems to cherish so much.

Would love to see Entertainment Tonight cover this but doubt it as it seems like he can get on ET for whatever he wants to promote.

donald trump is a loser. all he cares about is $$ nothing else. i'm surprised he cares about his kids. i don't know what those models see in him, cuz he's old & UGLY!! he is a disgrace to man kind! a bunch of u said u wouldn't pay .50 cents to see him, yeah well i wouldn't give my last penny to see his nasty ass! if he had any decent bone in his body he would do the right thing & return the $$. he don't need it, he's got plenty of $$. he's just greedy. for him what is $1.5mill. NOTHING that's what! but to most of us it's a lot of $$ that can go to paying our bills & raising our children! he needs to get a clue!

Keep the Money Donald! You had a contract and the promoter made the mistake. Too Bad so sad for him. I would do the same thing.

well, not to bee harsh, but what was the guy thinking trying to get $2500 for this event and paying trump up front. no offense, but survival of the fittest determines this promoter SHOULD lose everything for making that bad of a business decision.

Trump on the other hand, is, always has been, and always will be a scum bag. this doesn't really shine a spot light on anythign we didn't already know. he should return the money or atleast offer to continue to do the meet and greets at a discounted rate so the tickets will be reasonable. like maybe $150 instead of $2500. WTF who would pay that.

Trump is such a tramp!
What a crook!!!

People PAID to see Trump? Trump inherited a fortune, he has NO idea how a poor man can become a rich man. Joke from Steve Martin: "How to have a Million Dollars and never pay taxes...FIRST...get a Million Dollars, then....."

Trump doesn't own Trump Casino's. TRMP is the symbol of the publicly held casino corporation based in Atlantic City. The stock is trading just above a dollar a share. Trump also receives payment for using his name. Donald Trump does own a small number of shares and his daughter Ivanka is on th e board of directors. The casinos are suffering because other classy casinos are a bigger draw than Trump's.

THE RICH WANT TO STAY RICH AND THAT MEANS THE TRUMP TO. HE WILL FIND HIS PLACE IN HELL BELIEVE ME OF WHAT HE'S DOING THAT IS WRONG TO THOSES PEOPLE WANTING TO SEE HIM.
MR. TRUMP DO ALL A FAVOR GIVE THOSES
PEOPLE THERE FUNDS BACK IT'S ONLY PAPER AND YOUR RICH WITH THAT STUFF.
THANK YOU AND GODBLESS ALL.

if the word selfcenteredarrogantscumbagpieceofshitbilgelickingpondscumasshole was in the dictionary, the Donalds' lifesize foldout picture would be attached to the definition....GO AWAY YOU SORRY F_ _ _ _ !!!!!

Donald,
Give back the money
Be a "Good Guy"

Ah, the man with the supreme "comb over". How much is enough, you arrogant, self centered, guppy-mouthed piece of garbage?

We won't sell to a Trump company on open terms since 15 years ago. Part of his success in several business' is filling bankruptcy and screwing his suppliers out of their money every 7 years. He's nothing but a con artist.