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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
The easiest way to get rid of scalping is to charge what the market will bear for an event.
If people can buy the tickets from outside the country safe in the knowledge that people will pay them a profit on the resale market it signals that the price point is too low. I don't understand why the band is willing to hand all of that potential revenue over to a secondary group.
That said, I like scalping as it allows you to change your mind and attend an event without much notice. As an example, I will be in Edmonton next weekend and want to introduce a client from the area to a coworker. I bought Oilers/Flames tickets through an online reseller that was far easier and simpler than buying through sold out Ticketmaster. It sucks paying so much, but the alternative is not getting tickets at all.
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The artists are starting to get onto the 'scalping' bandwagon. A lot of the big names will now sell ridiculously marked up 'vip' tickets that come with a t-shirt or some other terrible perks.