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If there was an auction for the tickets the price would be driven up too. Shows do sell out in minutes and not just because of scalpers. Imagine an auction tha

by msg 16y ago

If there was an auction for the tickets the price would be driven up too. Shows do sell out in minutes and not just because of scalpers. Imagine an auction that increased ticket prices until just before the show began. Now stop imagining it and recognize that it's exactly the same as sold out shows plus scalpers.

eru 16y ago
Yes, the concert-organizers should really just have an auction for the tickets in the first place. This way no-one can complain about high prices, since the fans bid them up to that level in the first place. For extra ethical browny points, the sellers could donate (a fraction of) everything taken in above a certain `fair-price' point to charity.