Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown

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• MrNesser@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ticket master will put a high face value on the ticket then sell it to you at a “discount”.

  Touts can then sell for face value and make a profit

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  • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    they can just tack on more fees.

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    • okwithmydecay@leminal.space ⁨4⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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

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• Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  But ticketmaster can still fuck everyone over though, right? Right?

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• Donjuanme@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Just buy this 400 quid loaf of bread and get the ticket at face value

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  • Agent641@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I don’t need the ticket but that sounds like some quality bread!

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• FishFace@piefed.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I honestly feel like the free market is fine for setting the price of luxuries like concert tickets…

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  • Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    So what is considered a luxury? Is a hot meal? A house? Warm clothes? To me, art should be consumed by all not the the rich.

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    • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      I’m sure there’s a grey area somewhere, but concert and football tickets are not it. There are many affordable ways to experience art, what we’re talking about is tickets to see the most popular entertainers in the country. Tickets to see your local band or Sunday league club play are free or cheap.

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    • zabadoh@ani.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Liverpool matches are art? Not lately…

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  • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    How free is the market?

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    • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Completely?

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    • Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Very. You have the 100% option of not buying scalped shit at all times.

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