There ought to be a law against commercial ticket resellers.
I managed to be one of the lucky ones to get tickets for the Prince George Elton John concert. I figure the tickets sold out in less than 10 minutes.
I wonder how many of the tickets were bought by individuals intending to go to the concert versus reselling the tickets?
In review of the P.G. Craigslist, there are already people reselling tickets, in most cases for more than double the original costs. These people trying to make a quick buck are a pain in the butt. However, they aren't the big problem, it's the commercial ticket resellers. The P.G. Elton John concert is a pretty good example of curbing the market on tickets for popular concerts everywhere.
I figure that the commercial ticket resellers have an advantage in knowledge and technology, which gives them the ability to scoop up a sizable proportion of electronically obtained tickets through Ticketmaster/Live Nation for popular events. That's not fair nor should it be allowed.
If you look at Craigslist for Prince George, there is a listing which links to a commercial reseller. This reseller lists more than 330 tickets for the P.G. Elton John concert. That's getting close to 10 per cent of the seats available for the whole event and this is only one commercial ticket reseller.
It begs the question of how many tickets are bought by individuals intent on going to the event versus the commercial ticket resellers. Likely there are numerous ticket resellers for events that are unique and popular, scooping many tickets and reselling at huge premiums.
This ticket reseller is seeking as much $983 for tickets which originally were $167.50.
And here's the kicker - the Craigslist posting was made on April 22. The tickets only went on sale to the general public on April 23. Go figure!
It's not fair; it's not right, and it should be illegal.
B. Chow
Prince George
