Comment on Ticketmaster to be investigated by watchdog over 'dynamic pricing' of Oasis tickets
Tamo240@programming.dev 2 weeks agoI disagree with this whole ‘market price’ thing because as a consumer you don’t have constant opportunity to buy. You get one slot where you are are the front of the queue, and if you don’t like the price then tough. It essentially just rewards those who got to the front sooner, and punishes later joiners.
Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Yea that’s fucked. But they do need some data to judge demand.
Tamo240@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
They should gather that before they set the price. Once the box office doors open, increasing the price is price gouging plain and simple.
Wanderer@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Yea I know there is a lot of money to be made in a job that does that.
It’s stupid I agree. But I don’t see how it requires government intervention.