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it's not a conspiracy....some person is trying to sell tickets for a profit.

 

Stubhub is a secondary market where people sell tickets to people and ticket brokers are on there as well.

I miss lining up at the box office, a legitimate first come first serve. I was logged in for both presales and the general public, trying again and again, only to get second balcony while some greedy A-hole is scalping the pit seats.

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But how come all these scalpers manage to get the prime tickets in the first place?

 

 

Most brokers have multiple plans on how to get some good tickets.

 

1. Log into many computers

2. Deals with venue owners...many venues have certain seats they they hold back to give to either "seat license" or season ticket holders of sports teams.

3. Deals with ticket people (ticketmaster)

4. Buy tickets from people who get lucky when they try to get tickets...then they sell to brokers

5. Other ways

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Most brokers have multiple plans on how to get some good tickets.

 

1. Log into many computers

2. Deals with venue owners...many venues have certain seats they they hold back to give to either "seat license" or season ticket holders of sports teams.

3. Deals with ticket people (ticketmaster)

4. Buy tickets from people who get lucky when they try to get tickets...then they sell to brokers

5. Other ways

 

6. I wouldn't be surprised if these ticket brokers "sell/give back" their tix to the venue day of to make it appear that there is a ticket "drop".

I know that artists have a certain number of seats put aside and they don't use them. But look at how many seats are being scalped for Wilco. If they are not going to be bought, who is going to sit in those seats?

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Last night I became part of the situation by buying two front-row seats for the Atlanta show ($166 listed each, $215 each by the time all the service what-nots are added). Hate to pay off scalpers and the corrupt ticket system, but it's gonna be worth it. I was lucky enough to get legit tickets in the second row five or so years ago. It's amazing and kind of a sensory overload being right there.

 

Not sure if it's smart to use my tax refund money for this instead of a new set of tires though ... :)

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