At least we have some logic then, and no real objection to Ticketmaster's business.



So it's two routes ahead I see:

- Ticket buyers have to name the ticket users at the point of purchase, as per FA. Works for airlines, but ID checks, having to carry ID etc would be a pain in the .

- Tickets are sold at something closer to their real market value in the first place. If the first sale was at $50 and the resale $100 (sorry, no pound symbol on my SA keyboard!) then perhaps they should have been $100 in the first place.



Putting a resale price limit would just push the resale down more grey market channels and reduce the buyer protection you get by using an official channel.

There was a high profile issue in the USA a few years ago where Ticketmaster redirected buyers, for Bruce Springsteen tickets, straight to a resale site despite tickets being still available at face value. www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... o-20100218

There was a high profile issue in the USA a few years ago where Ticketmaster redirected buyers, for Bruce Springsteen tickets, straight to a resale site despite tickets being still available at face value. www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... o-20100218

Interesting article from late November. Let's hope they go through with it. www.completemusicupdate.com/arti ... gulations/

Interesting article from late November. Let's hope they go through with it. www.completemusicupdate.com/arti ... gulations/

Quote King Street Cat="King Street Cat"Interesting article from late November. Let's hope they go through with it. www.completemusicupdate.com/arti ... gulations/'" It won't change a thing in fact it will push more sellers to totally unregulated sites like the eBay owned Gumtree, and craigslist.

Quote King Street Cat="King Street Cat"Interesting article from late November. Let's hope they go through with it. www.completemusicupdate.com/arti ... gulations/'" It won't change a thing in fact it will push more sellers to totally unregulated sites like the eBay owned Gumtree, and craigslist.

Good old craigslist - ebay for burglars

Yeah, I'm sure people will be queueing up to buy tickets from Craigslist. The only stories I've seen in the news about Craigslist are of 'meet ups' gone wrong that have ended in attacks and murders!