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Internal emails reveal Ticketmaster helped scalpers jack up prices, FTC says

(arstechnica.com)
327 points dthread3 | 2 comments | 19 Sep 25 18:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.414s | source
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prmoustache ◴[19 Sep 25 20:25 UTC] No.45306122[source]▶
There would be no scalpers if people weren't buying tickets to scalpers. The answer is easy. Don't buy crazy expensive tickets.
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1. Symbiote ◴[19 Sep 25 22:04 UTC] No.45307262[source]▶
Or take the approach of several European countries: tickets cannot be resold for more than face value.

Ticketmaster still double-dips on running a resale platform and charging a "processing fee" for reselling a ticket, but it means the original ticket purchased for €100 + €10 "fees" is resold for €100 + €10 "resale fees" and not more than that.

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2. pavel_lishin ◴[19 Sep 25 22:12 UTC] No.45307340[source]▶
I had to re-sell my ticket, and I sold it for maybe 16% of its value, _and_ had to pay $100 - twice! - for the fucking privilege, and presumably whoever bought my ticket did too.

Double-dipping? Triple, at least.