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I suppose, but how realistic that really is on a scale this large? Wouldn't it be just a giant prisoner's dilemma? Unless almost all parties collude, it's still
by qsort 6y ago
I suppose, but how realistic that really is on a scale this large? Wouldn't it be just a giant prisoner's dilemma? Unless almost all parties collude, it's still optimal to bid truthfully.
- paulcole 6y agoIf a system for selling tickets has a weak point, it will be found and exploited by scalpers. That's kind of the whole point of the original article. Every "solution" thrown out by well-meaning third parties is either exploitable by scalpers, makes the experience significantly worse for legitimate buyers, or just shifts which legitimate buyers are able to make a purchase (i.e. I didn't get to buy a ticket but you did. This solution would let me buy a ticket but wouldn't let you buy one).