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03 Mar 2010 21:46

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Biz: A bunch of Wiseguys hacked Ticketmaster, made like bandits

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    million     number of tickets Wiseguys Tickets and Seats managed to buy through hacking Ticketmaster’s Web site
  • $25
    million     the amount these Wiseguys made through reselling at a much higher cost ($25 per ticket!) source
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17 Mar 2009 10:16

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Music: NIN’s Trent Reznor goes on and on about ticket scalping

  • Nothing’s going to change until the ticketing entity gets serious about stopping the problem – which of course they don’t see as a problem. The ultimate way to hurt scalpers is to not support them.
  • Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor • Discussing why ticket prices get so high at some shows – essentially, many bands (not his), venue and promoters practice a form of legal scalping using sites like StubHub.com or TicketsNow.com. Reznor is about to embark on his last tour for a while and has actually figured out a way to mute the effect of scalping. • source
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