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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by TedDoesntTalk on Thursday September 30, 2021 @05:57PM (#28711830)
In concert ticket sales, scalpers get preferential treatment because:

1. nepotism: they know someone who works at or owns part of the venue, or the performer, or the performer's manager, etc

2. they reliably buy in bulk

3. corruption: they pay off someone on the inside.

so which is it here?

Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by jandrese on Thursday September 30, 2021 @11:12PM (#28714059)
4. The scalpers are the same company that sells the tickets.