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Paradoxically, I’m sure the only people this will inconvenience are regular folks trying to get two tickets to a show. Scalpers will have a way to update their ticket spinners and bypass any form of verification, resulting in shows STILL being sold out 1.3 seconds after they go on sale.
I think these companies are themselves in on the resell racket. Their connected bots buy them instantly when they come available, and they get a cut out of higher sale prices. At least with livenation, john oliver did a thing about it on his show.
They absolutely are because they own the resale market too and get a cut of all those sales. They don’t have to actually do the scalping themselves, just not get in the way.
Paradoxically, I’m sure the only people this will inconvenience are regular folks trying to get two tickets to a show. Scalpers will have a way to update their ticket spinners and bypass any form of verification, resulting in shows STILL being sold out 1.3 seconds after they go on sale.
I think these companies are themselves in on the resell racket. Their connected bots buy them instantly when they come available, and they get a cut out of higher sale prices. At least with livenation, john oliver did a thing about it on his show.
They absolutely are because they own the resale market too and get a cut of all those sales. They don’t have to actually do the scalping themselves, just not get in the way.
Stop being right!