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New ticket selling policy may be used for music events Ticket brokers/scalpers, ebay sellers beware. I just caught something on CNN about the worldcup soccer and how they are selling tickets for the event. Basically since there is a high threat of terrorism around the world cup they are selling the tickets and basically everything about the person buying the ticket is somehow inputted into the ticket bar code, which means they run this check on you. However dont try to sell the tickets because when u get to the event they scan that barcode and it has to much you, well it sounds like some "star trek" tech stuff but they are only using it as a spot check not in every ticket, however they have already been approached by Music Venues and Events to cut down on scalping and reselling. "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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I don't see how that could work. Aside from people getting tickets through their companies, people don't buy individual tickets. They buy 2-5 and take their friends with them. What, are they going to ask for physical descriptions and dates of birth of all your friends you plan to take to a concert when you purchase tickets? | |
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Unless you buy the ticket with credit card (then they would have access to some credit info and history) or they make you fill out an application to buy the ticket, then I do not see how this could be possible... "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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Well im not really sure how they do it, but its what they are doing with the World Cup to check up on peoples backgrounds. But they basically said that because of this the person paying for the ticket has to be the one at the event, so it cut out the chance of reselling, and security issues "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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As they say in the US "Big brother is watching...."
OOOOO.....scary!    "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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i say who cares about scalping. we don't put caps or limits for how much we can sell works of art such as paintings and photographs. we don't have limits on how much we can charge on the resale of clothes. why should we have limits and caps on how much people can sell tickets for?
the market should dictate the value. if someone is willing to pay 1000 bucks for a concert ticket, good for the seller. if not, the prices will come down. concerts could be like a bargain market outside of the venue, with customers vying for the best deal. take madonna's show, for example: scalpers buy her tickets up and try to sell them for tons of money. then, outside the venue, whatever hasn't sold ends up going for prices BELOW ticketmaster prices. seems to me if we allow scalpers to do sell tickets at whatever prices they can get, the markeyt is controlling itself. | |
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