Emmys auction off bleacher seats: $300

Are you dying to get into the HBO party after the Emmys ceremony on Sept. 18? The TV Academy Foundation is auctioning off two tickets at a starting bid of $2,500. Winner gets car service thrown into the deal.

Or are you dying to grab ringside seats along the Emmys' red carpet? Guaranteed price for two bleacher seats is $300, but you can join the bidding over two exclusive front-row seats (starter price $250).

Other items up for sale:

Backstage tour of "Hot in Cleveland" –- bidding starts at $500.

Private meal for four cooked by "Hell's Kitchen" Season 8 winner Nona Sivley -- $500.

Set visit to "Entertainment Tonight" -- $250.

Plus more. Auction continues until Aug. 26. Proceeds benefit the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, which is devoted to educating and guiding the next generation of TV professionals.

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-- Tom O'Neil

Photo: Last year's red carpet setup at the Emmys just prior to the arrival of the parade of celebrities. Credit: Tom O'Neil / For the Los Angeles Times