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2005 Bordeaux Tasting
I was invited to a tasting of 2005 Bordeaux's tonight by the International Wine and Food Society. It was the... (more)
Cor.kz is Released For Sale in the iPhone App Store!
So a couple of friends/buddies/partners and I have done an iPhone App (opens iTunes) called Cor.kz... It's all about wine!... (more)
Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff luncheon
While I get to go to a lot of cool events due to my "past life" in the concert business... (more)
People Really do Read This Thing!
Who would have ever thought that people actually read this blog/site/thing...? I went to pick up a friend for dinner... (more)
Police to Manage Film Location Security
There is an article in today's Los Angeles Times about security on film set locations. It mentions how most of... (more)
June 5, 2006
Ticket Scalping and the 'Net
Posted by goodman on June 5, 2006 3:10 PM
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News.com: Can the Net make ticket scalping legit?
The above article at News.com talks about the internet legitimizing the ticket brokering business. We could have a long discussion about this, and while it has brought brokering out of the shadows, it's not legit. If it were, then why is brokering tickets as we know it (c'mon, it's scalping isn't it...?) illegal in 13 states?
Now I'm not saying that there aren't legitimate secondary markets for tickets (and more are coming...), but brokering/scalping isn't it!
The above article at News.com talks about the internet legitimizing the ticket brokering business. We could have a long discussion about this, and while it has brought brokering out of the shadows, it's not legit. If it were, then why is brokering tickets as we know it (c'mon, it's scalping isn't it...?) illegal in 13 states?
Now I'm not saying that there aren't legitimate secondary markets for tickets (and more are coming...), but brokering/scalping isn't it!