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You can ban resale (except at face value), and enforce this technologically. Some people are doing this already.
by nicoburns 4y ago
You can ban resale (except at face value), and enforce this technologically. Some people are doing this already.
- notch656a 4y agoHow will you prove whether it was resold at face value or not? I could see a 'refund' and then it replenishes on the website, and then ID verification to use it. Like refundable airline tickets with a fixed price.
- brianwawok 4y agoYah you just force ID and you can trade back your ticket. Only get refund if they resell it.
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- batty_alex 4y agoNames get associated with a ticket and they refuse entry if you bought a scalped ticket. You’re told to ask for a refund from the scalper
- daniel_reetz 4y agoYep. I'm using a no-good horrible app called "DICE" to access smaller venues here in LA. One of the simple tricks is that they don't show you the ticket until just before the show. Can't be seen, can't be sold.
- Tsiklon 4y agoInteresting - I actually like the experience of using DICE here in London, UK. The UX I thought is pretty neat, presenting me with the artists I’ve told them I like to listen to. I thought the ticket experience is pretty cool too.
- daniel_reetz 4y agoI don't think any app holding my tickets should also request my entire address book and other data to give me those tickets. Otherwise it's kinda sorta fine.
- Tsiklon 4y agoOn iOS that’s entirely optional. But that’s a very valid position. I also detest when apps do this.
- lancesells 4y agoI've used DICE in NYC and Berlin. I like the app.
- varenc 4y agoI hate Dice. Mainly because of their instance of getting your phone number and requiring their phone app to use your ticket. But almost every time a venue is selling tickets on Dice I've discovered that they're also for sale on Resident Advisor (https://ra.co/ https://ra.co/) for ~5% cheaper. And RA let's you get PDF tickets.
- thunky 4y ago> You can ban resale (except at face value) In this scenario, the band+seller are leaving money on the table again.
- nicoburns 4y agoAnd this is a problem why?
- thunky 4y agoThis of it like this: scalpers are currently taking money away from artists. Banning ticket resale would prevent scalpers from profiting, but does nothing to help the artists capture the money they've been missing all along. You may or may not consider that to be a problem.
- unethical_ban 4y agoSome bands prioritize access to their shows for all incomes over maximizing profit.
- thunky 4y agoHow do they do this, free shows?
- relaxing 4y agoYes.
- thunky 4y agoThat's nice, but not really relevant to the thread.
- unethical_ban 4y agoAre you being serious? By setting the price to something acceptable to them and not tolerating scalpers who try to push the prices up.