Comment on Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown

MrNesser@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  they can just tack on more fees.

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  • okwithmydecay@leminal.space ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The article states that the government will regulate the fees that can be charged on top of the face value.

    Under the plan, which could form part of next year’s King’s speech, anyone selling a ticket will not be allowed to charge more than they paid for it. Resale platforms will be allowed to charge fees on top of that price. These extras will also be limited, to ensure that they can’t be inflated artificially to offset profits forfeited owing to the legislation. The scale of the ceiling on service fees is yet to be determined.

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• okwithmydecay@leminal.space ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Isn’t it the artist or promoter who set the face value price?

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  • gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Hahaha, no

    The artist doesn’t get any say in it, and the promotor is only able to suggest pricing but can’t enforce it

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    • okwithmydecay@leminal.space ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Do you have a source for this? The Ticketmaster FAQ states the artist or promoter sets the base price.

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      • gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        base price

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    • tempest@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They do, that’s ticket masters entire value add for them.(Well that and the fact that they control a lot of venues).

      You get mad at ticket master and not the artist.

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