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Re:'Hamilton' Scalpers Pocket $240k Every Week by hunterwerlla on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @09:57PM (#11633425)
Although I usually hate non transferable tickets this would definitely solve the scalping problem. I'd much rather this than have people throw their money at middlemen who add no additional value.
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Re:'Hamilton' Scalpers Pocket $240k Every Week by spo81rty on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @10:47PM (#11633664)
They provide value if it is sold out and I am willing to pay extra to find a ticket.
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Re:'Hamilton' Scalpers Pocket $240k Every Week by killbrad on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @11:07PM (#11633761)
Sold out because they purchased all the tickets before you could buy one.
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Re:'Hamilton' Scalpers Pocket $240k Every Week by refurb on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @11:32PM (#11633860)
Is there some reason a scalper can buy tickets before you? I assume they are camping out to grab the tickets as soon as they are on sale. No reason you couldn't do the same and score a few.

Now, if you don't want to sit in front of your computer at 5am to buy tickets before they sell out, then the scalper is offering to do that for you for a price.

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Re:'Hamilton' Scalpers Pocket $240k Every Week by hunterwerlla on Thursday May 05, 2016 @12:50AM (#11634065)
Yes because scalpers buy as many tickets at one time as they can, lowering your chances of getting tickets even if you are up at 5am trying to buy them. “Brokers snatch up at least 50%, if not more, of these tickets,” says Josh Baron from: https://www.buzzfeed.com/perpetua/6-reasons-why-its-so-hard-...
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Re:'Hamilton' Scalpers Pocket $240k Every Week by hunterwerlla on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @10:58PM (#11633719)
Scalpers provide this value from buying up many more tickets than an individual would, and individuals who cannot go will still sell their tickets, which is usually for a more reasonable price since they want to get rid of them.
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Re:'Hamilton' Scalpers Pocket $240k Every Week by benjaminjackman on Thursday May 05, 2016 @11:10AM (#11636765)
So cut off your nose to spite your face?
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