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CAPTCHAs are over (in ticketing)

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204 points pabs3 | 2 comments | 25 May 25 00:37 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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teeray ◴[25 May 25 02:49 UTC] No.44085166[source]▶
> The naive economic solution to the problem would be raising ticket prices step by step until it is no longer attractive for scalpers to resell your ticket

You can also just do like The Cure did and destroy the secondary market entirely: you can sell tickets through the platform and only for what you paid for them.

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1. Symbiote ◴[25 May 25 22:38 UTC] No.44091879[source]▶
This is the law in Denmark, and I think Ireland and several other European countries.

Tickets must not be sold for more than the original price. Ticketmaster etc are still happy to take part in the action: their resale system still charges a second set of ticket fees for a resale, though the sale price is limited to the purchase price.

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2. Nursie ◴[26 May 25 01:27 UTC] No.44093038[source]▶
Australia too, though you are be allowed to sell at face value plus 10% here in Western Australia. YMMV by state.