I don't think it's a joke. I think it's made to assist scalpers in buying limited-supply items from web sites and circumventing order limits -- that'd explain some of the weirder features mentioned on the home page, like per-tab proxies and "queue statistics".

I am disappointed to discover that this is a thing, but also completely unsurprised to find that someone else is trying to make money off of it. Where there's a niche, there's a way.

I think you're right. There's a discount for 'Shows On Sale' members, which you can also apply for. The membership application asks how long you've been in the "ticket business" and where you sell your ticket inventory.

If you look into advertising on their site, they describe themselves: "Shows On Sale is a community for experienced ticket brokers across the United States and Canada"

Oh, so it's specifically for ticket scalpers. I was thinking sneakerheads, but I guess that makes sense too.

Yeah, they can burn in hell.

> that'd explain some of the weirder features mentioned on the home page

GDPR compliance too?