Here's an article on Slate about what might be happening (albeit a bit old) http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2011/03/tickets_to_hide.html http://

Here's an article on Slate about what might be happening (albeit a bit old) http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2011/03/tickets_to_hide.html http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2011/03/tick... Also, generally there are pre-sales. I get notified about early sales on quite a few events either via American Express or Visa Signature.