scalping
Example Sentences
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During a tour, he will buy extra pit tickets with his own money and distribute them to the group at face value to combat scalping.
From Seattle Times
Nonprofessional ticket scalpers also show up at the event and try to sell tickets there, but beware — scalping is generally illegal in California, and you may be scammed with counterfeit tickets.
From Los Angeles Times
She wasn’t available for an interview but said in an earlier statement that the bill aims to “regulate the scalping that currently plagues the ticketing entertainment industry.”
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s not worth it … even for Bruce”: Buying concert tickets has become a frustrating experience that includes high prices, surcharges and scalping.
From New York Times
Live shows are back, but buying tickets has become a mess of high prices, complicated registrations and scalping, The Times’s Ben Sisario writes.
From New York Times
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