Why isn’t ticket touting illegal?
Discussion
Now this is going to sound massively like sour grapes but I’m sick to death of ticket touts. I know all about supply and demand etc but I’ve really had enough.
Recently been trying to get tickets to Mumford and Sons at the O2, they sold out very quickly but another date was announced. Tried to get them this morning with no luck, sh!t computer coupled with a sh!t internet and website meant I was out of luck.
Fair enough I thought, the way it goes, wasn’t quick enough. What really p1ssed me off was when I checked ebay and they were on sale within 20 minutes for double the price.
How can this possibly be allowed? If you can’t go for some reason fair enough but people are buying them with no intention of going just to make a few quid. I refuse to pay an inflated price so won’t be going (and more fool the people who do) but something really needs to be done about it.
I can imagine there will probably be empty seats now if people refuse to pay the inflated price and the tout just takes the hit, most gigs I go to don’t generally sell out but I didn’t realise (maybe naively) that it had become such a massive industry.
Recently been trying to get tickets to Mumford and Sons at the O2, they sold out very quickly but another date was announced. Tried to get them this morning with no luck, sh!t computer coupled with a sh!t internet and website meant I was out of luck.
Fair enough I thought, the way it goes, wasn’t quick enough. What really p1ssed me off was when I checked ebay and they were on sale within 20 minutes for double the price.
How can this possibly be allowed? If you can’t go for some reason fair enough but people are buying them with no intention of going just to make a few quid. I refuse to pay an inflated price so won’t be going (and more fool the people who do) but something really needs to be done about it.
I can imagine there will probably be empty seats now if people refuse to pay the inflated price and the tout just takes the hit, most gigs I go to don’t generally sell out but I didn’t realise (maybe naively) that it had become such a massive industry.
The photo system I believe is in use for Glastonbury, I think it would be fairly easy to introduce actually, especially now as most people have access to something that can take a digital photo.
My problem with is that there are obviously people sitting on there fat a*se buying and selling tickets keeping them away from the real fans, probably not paying tax on the money they make and leaving empty places in concerts when people aren’t prepared to pay the inflated prices.
Could ebay introduce a system where tickets can only sell for 25% more than the face value, this would still allow people to sell tickets on if they can’t use them and leave more tickets in the system for the fans. I’d rather pay the artist more than some d!ckhead sat at his computer all day!
My problem with is that there are obviously people sitting on there fat a*se buying and selling tickets keeping them away from the real fans, probably not paying tax on the money they make and leaving empty places in concerts when people aren’t prepared to pay the inflated prices.
Could ebay introduce a system where tickets can only sell for 25% more than the face value, this would still allow people to sell tickets on if they can’t use them and leave more tickets in the system for the fans. I’d rather pay the artist more than some d!ckhead sat at his computer all day!
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