The real ticketb*stards
We've lamented here a couple of times how unfair the online event-ticket-buying game has become. Certainly the official ticket sales sites, especially Ticketmaster, bear a lot of the blame. But outfits like StubHub, who use computer robots and even people in India to read and respond to the captchas, are even bigger villains. The situation is explained here.
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The case is scheduled to go to trial in October 2008.
At least justice is swift... :-)
Besides, how else but by working with companies that shoulder aside "the little people" would our lobbyists get those tickets they pass out, and whose cost is a business expense.
Posted by Frank Dufay | December 16, 2007 9:37 AM
Help me explain this: if I bought a Hannah Montana (shudder) ticket for $30 and stood outside the Rose Garden and tried to sell it for $200, I could be arrested for scalping. Yet StubHub does the same thing, and makes a profit. Why?
Posted by Dave J. | December 16, 2007 3:31 PM