Scalping or Touting (v): To engage in the reselling of something, such as tickets, at a price higher than the established value.
That definition doesn't really make sense. The "established value" is whatever price someone is willing to pay. If somone is willing to spend $400 a ticket then the established value is $400 a ticket.
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are we talking about scalping Ten Club tickets here? cuz $775 wouldn't do it for me, I haven't seen them since '04 and I would rather see them this summer than have air to breathe...well maybe not but maybe so
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pjam81373 wrote:
keiv wrote:
Scalping or Touting (v): To engage in the reselling of something, such as tickets, at a price higher than the established value.
That definition doesn't really make sense. The "established value" is whatever price someone is willing to pay. If somone is willing to spend $400 a ticket then the established value is $400 a ticket.
Makes perfect sense. Established value is what the original seller deems to be the appropriate price for selling. Anything on top of this is scalping. How is this not clear?
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Hinny wrote:
pjam81373 wrote:
keiv wrote:
Scalping or Touting (v): To engage in the reselling of something, such as tickets, at a price higher than the established value.
That definition doesn't really make sense. The "established value" is whatever price someone is willing to pay. If somone is willing to spend $400 a ticket then the established value is $400 a ticket.
Makes perfect sense. Established value is what the original seller deems to be the appropriate price for selling. Anything on top of this is scalping. How is this not clear?
I've got a bald scalp, does that count? Is this a game?
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keiv wrote:
Mitchell wrote:
..it's not scalping
It's not?
Scalping or Touting (v): To engage in the reselling of something, such as tickets, at a price higher than the established value.
I think this qualifies.
Not legally.
Scalping is illegal. These wouldn't exist if they were scalping. They have licenses for brokering tickets. They're ticket brokers, not ticket scalpers.
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Mitchell wrote:
keiv wrote:
Mitchell wrote:
..it's not scalping
It's not?
Scalping or Touting (v): To engage in the reselling of something, such as tickets, at a price higher than the established value.
I think this qualifies.
Not legally.
Scalping is illegal. These wouldn't exist if they were scalping. They have licenses for brokering tickets. They're ticket brokers, not ticket scalpers.
Scalping is an act. Whether or not it's legal is determined by whether a particular municipality has laws prohibiting scalping.
Also, regardless of what it's called and/or the legality, it makes you an ASSHAT.
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B wrote:
Mitchell wrote:
keiv wrote:
Mitchell wrote:
..it's not scalping
It's not?
Scalping or Touting (v): To engage in the reselling of something, such as tickets, at a price higher than the established value.
I think this qualifies.
Not legally.
Scalping is illegal. These wouldn't exist if they were scalping. They have licenses for brokering tickets. They're ticket brokers, not ticket scalpers.
Scalping is an act. Whether or not it's legal is determined by whether a particular municipality has laws prohibiting scalping.
Also, regardless of what it's called and/or the legality, it makes you an ASSHAT.
I'm pretty sure scalping is illegal pretty much everywhere in the US.
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Mitchell wrote:
I'm pretty sure scalping is illegal pretty much everywhere in the US.
Brokering is an act also, what's the point?
I am of the opinion that brokering tickets is simply legalized scalping, and the individuals that do so, are asshats.
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