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Rage the Machine is going after scalpers with their new world tour

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Concert Tickets, Rage Against the Machine, Resellers, Scalpers

On the heels of Pearl Jam teaming up with Ticketmaster to keep tickets for their Gigaton tour out of the

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Ticketmaster’s statement on those trying to re-sell tickets for Pearl Jam’s Gigaton tour

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Alan Cross 12 Comments Concert Tickets, Gigaton, Pearl Jam, Resellers, Ticketmaster

If you sniff around the sites of secondary ticket sellers, you’ll find all manner of tickets (allegedly) available for Pearl

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So how do ticket brokers get concert tickets before you?

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Tickets, Resellers, Scalpers, Secondary Ticket Market, Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster and its relationship to secondary ticket sellers was in the news a lot throughout 2018. Billboard rounds out the

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New report on concert ticket resellers is a PR nightmare for Ticketmaster

September 19, 2018September 26, 2018 Alan Cross 3 Comments Resellers, Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster facilitates sales of massive amounts of tickets to secondary sellers? Apparently. A new investigation by the CBC and the

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An “ethical ticket reseller?” What’s that? It’s called Twickets.

May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Tickets, Resellers, Scalpers, Secondary Market, Twickets

No matter if you call them scalpers, brokers or resellers, the people and companies who sell concert tickets on the

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Ireland to ban reselling tickets for more than face value

March 7, 2018March 6, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments face value, Ireland, Resellers, Secondary Market, Ticket Touts, Tickets, U2

The Irish government is considering making it a crime to resell tickets for more than their face value. Two elected

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An Unpopular View: Concert Tickets are Obviously Too Cheap.

October 16, 2017October 15, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concert Tickets, Resellers, Scalpers

That headline probably made you mad. “What are you talking about, jerkface? I can barely afford to go to shows

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Ontario Government Proposes Measures Against Ticket-Buying Bots and Gouging by Resellers

June 26, 2017June 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bots, Resellers, Scalpers

Ever since ticket-buying bots and scalpers scooped up thousands of tickets to last year’s Tragically Hip tour, people have been

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New Law In Conn. Requires Paper Option for E-Tickets

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments Connecticut, Live Nation, Resellers, Ticketmaster, Tickets, Virginia

Paper tickets will be a required option for anyone buying an e-ticket in Connecticut according to a new law signed

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Here’s a Sad Story of Some Concert Tickets. Does Any of This Sound Familiar to You?

March 20, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bots, Concert Tickets, Resellers, Scalpers

This was today’s RantNRave, the preface at Redef, the daily collection of carefully curated stories from around the Internet. Any

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Virginia Is For Ticket Scalpers and Resellers

February 25, 2017 Amber Healy 2 Comments Dave Albo, laws, Live Nation, Resellers, Scalpers, Ticketmaster, Tickets

Bought a ticket to a show in Virginia but can’t attend? The reseller market is now wide open for you.

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