#ticket-scalping

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Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

World Cup's dynamic pricing model lays bare Fifa's singular motive: profit, at all costs

Fifa will use dynamic ticket pricing for the 2026 World Cup, turning ticket sales into algorithmic price-gouging and undermining fan access.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

FTC alleges group fraudulently flipped Taylor Swift seats on Ticketmaster

Between November 1, 2022, and December 30, 2023, a group of three individuals allegedly used a network of websites to purchase over 379,776 tickets from Ticketmaster, spending $57 million. They resold those tickets for nearly $64 million.
E-Commerce
fromConsequence
4 weeks ago

FTC Sues Ticket Broker in Scalping Ring Profiting Millions from "Eras Tour"

The Maryland-based ticket broker Key Investment Group is accused of violating the Better Online Ticket Sales Act by bypassing Ticketmaster's security protocols and reselling tickets at a marked-up price.
E-Commerce
SF music
fromMission Local
1 month ago

$50 a pop? Scalpers are selling Stern Grove's free tickets

Stern Grove Festival is facing issues with ticket scalping, despite efforts to create a lottery system for concert access.
London music
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Music fans shell out almost five times more for resale tickets to London's biggest concerts, data show

Ticket touts continue to exploit concertgoers in London, listing tickets for up to five times their face value.
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