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Auburn Annie · 02-13-2009, 09:51 PM

I'm surprised there's not a law that a concert ticket can't be sold for more than a small percentage above its original sale price. And I'd add the larger the number held by the scalper for any one event, the smaller the percentage they're allowed to profit by. That might cut down on block buying. That or limit venues from selling more than say, 6-10 tickets, to any one buyer. Or hold all tickets to be picked up in person (one to a customer, maybe a pair) the day of the performance. Large volume brokers should be licensed and individual venues should have a say as to which brokers, if any, will have access to their tickets.

02-13-2009, 09:51 PM	#3
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	Re: Gord's tickets scalped? I'm surprised there's not a law that a concert ticket can't be sold for more than a small percentage above its original sale price. And I'd add the larger the number held by the scalper for any one event, the smaller the percentage they're allowed to profit by. That might cut down on block buying. That or limit venues from selling more than say, 6-10 tickets, to any one buyer. Or hold all tickets to be picked up in person (one to a customer, maybe a pair) the day of the performance. Large volume brokers should be licensed and individual venues should have a say as to which brokers, if any, will have access to their tickets.