Posted: 2/1/2007 2:04:40 PM EDT
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I've got a buddy who just sold 2 upper level corner endzone tickets to the Super Bowl for $6000. Another friend of mine sold his 4 Club Level endzone seats for $22,000. Coca Cola bought a skybox from another guy I know for $250,000. I'm all for capitalism but these sort of transactions can stir a healthy debate. One issue is that scalping is illegal in most states. Another issue is that the NFL is losing out bigtime on these overinflated prices (BTW... I have no pitty for the NFL), which in all due fairness, is where the revenues from ticket sales belongs. Then there's the issue of enforcement which, with exception to on the premesis of any event, is virtually impossible to control. Take a look at Ebay for example. You can't even by a part for an AR15 but you've got gross amounts of illegal ticket scalping taking place. So who really loses out as a result of scalping? The list is long but in the end the biggest loser is the fan/spectator. |
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I hadn't went to a concert for a while, but a few months ago I tried to get tickets on-line for a show I wanted to see. I thought I was on top of it, but the good seats sold out in seconds. I landed up buying better seats (and selling my shittier ones) on eBay. It made me realize there's a whole new world out there. |
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