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Re:A scalper who used bots to buy millions of tickets, now w... by darpa_escapee on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @10:37AM (#13644216)
> If it weren't for ticket-scalpers, die-hard fans who are willing to pay extra to secure a place would have no option.

VIP tickets sold by the venue exist to solve the problem of "some fans might pay more than others to see the same show" and fans get extra value with their ticket purchase in the form of a VIP experience.

Tickets sold by scalpers don't have the added value beyond the value created by their artificial scarcity.

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Re:A scalper who used bots to buy millions of tickets, now w... by candiodari on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @11:19AM (#13644586)
In my experience VIP tickets sell out faster than normal ones. I'm not saying I understand it, but there you go.
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