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Probably because of bad PR. The relation between a band and it's fan is very personal. The fans would feel betrayed if the band was auctioning tickets. I've he
by rhino369 10y ago
Probably because of bad PR. The relation between a band and it's fan is very personal. The fans would feel betrayed if the band was auctioning tickets.
I've heard of some venues using a hometeam scalping operation to get around this. They sell the tickets knowing that their scalpers will bot them. Then the venue gets a cut of the proceeds. Could be an urban legend however.
- gpawl 10y agoWhat you have just described is literally Ticketmaster's modern business model. Ticketmaster scalps the tickets and pays a kickback to the venue and/or artist. Ticketmaster takes the heat so the the venue and artist don't have to.