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Originally Posted by GGG
What the people complaining about scalpers don't realalize is that scalpers are giving them the opportunity to guarentee that they see the show. If there was no resale permitted 9 out 10 people wanting to see this show would have no way to see it. At least this way a really huge fan can shell out to see it.
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Yes, but then you have an earlier point:
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Originally Posted by GGG
And with 6 you can get two for yourself and four to scalp
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So basically you are agreeing that not only are there the professional scalpers, but also anybody who would have bought a pair is now a scalper.
Yes, I get that for a price I can go see any event I want. I am curious how much demand is inflated by the scalpers. Maybe this event is really high demand and is a bit of an exception; but I'm talking about for other events. Let's say scalping was made a serious crime; like first offense meant 2 years in jail. Enough to scare people out of scalping. What would demand for tickets end up looking like? Would there ever be such a thing as shows selling out in seconds?
It just seems like scalpers create an artificial demand; much like what you see in old movies of the mafia offering "protection." Yes, scalpers allow you to see a sold out show. But would so many shows be sold out if the scalpers didn't buy tickets?