"We continue to believe that market-led solutions are preferable compared with an outright ban or price-capping. Such measures would drive secondary ticket sales underground, leading to less consumer protection that currently exists in an open and transparent secondary market.
There are existing laws against fraudulent activity and we don’t believe that price capping would do anything to prevent the type of scam described in the petition, where tickets are either fake or do not exist."
If only I could also live in a bubble where there aren't any slimey, shit-smeared tout f***ers ripping everyone off.
slimey, shit-smeared tout f***ers. I'm only gonna call them this from now on.
What law are they breaking? I think that needs to be explained clearly. If they have connections that they are abusing that may be illegal, but if they are buying tickets through the same channels as everyone else is, then they are not breaking any laws.
What people need to do is skip the show. I know, it is the "last tour ever, this time we swear" but if people don't buy the tickets they will be for sale at the event at less than face value.
Don't buy tickets on ebay. You know you are buying from 'touts' if you do. If you have the money you don't really care, though. So part of this is a resentment that some people can pay the price to get the seat they want, and some people have to get what they can through an automated system.
If you are trying to legislate things until life is fair, that is never going to happen.
Again, if these people are breaking the law to get the tickets that is where you should focus. Reselling tickets should not be illegal or regulated by the government.
Dave
That's the whole point...they are not breaking any laws..... but people want a law to make it illegal!
It is illegal to sell football (soccer) tickets...not on any moral grounds but on ''safety'' reasons so rival fans are not mixed together..... so they can do it if they want too......
I agree it shouldn't be regulated by the government but within the industry....but the industry isnt interested....
Jukebox Jury
Dave
That's the whole point...they are not breaking any laws..... but people want a law to make it illegal!
It is illegal to sell football (soccer) tickets...not on any moral grounds but on ''safety'' reasons so rival fans are not mixed together..... so they can do it if they want too......
I agree it shouldn't be regulated by the government but within the industry....but the industry isnt interested....
Jukebox Jury
If Morrissey was a toy, would he be an Action Man? Or perhaps a Sylvanian Families otter?
If Ebay banned people from selling tickets, that would make it a bit harder for the touts, I imagine. One less platform to sell them from. But then it would be tough on fans who need to sell a ticket because they can't get to a gig.
I was trying to think... you know at Christmas when there's a must-have toy that every whining brat demends to have, and parents punch each other in Toys'R'Us to get them - don't sometimes those end up on Ebay at inflated prices too? I suppose you might call them toy touts?