And, since public tax dollars underwrite venues, it is important that there is a fair ticket distribution system, says advocate Russ Haven of New York Public Interest Group. How do you craft a single anti-scalping law that can apply to the immense variety of events and ticket buyers in New York City? The diversity encompasses:. Should limited run, super popular events be treated the same way as ongoing, more easily-accessed events?
Should a distinction be drawn between sports and theater? James Theater? For example, Broadway is having a hot year while sport ticket sales are in a slump.
Scalped tickets for The Producers cost two to five times the box office price. Meanwhile, a March Wall Street Journal survey found that corporate types were practically giving away their prime seats to sports events and you could get Knicks tickets on Ebay auctions for less than the price listed on the ticket. Sometimes scalped tickets for less popular events cost less than the original price; some scalpers do not gouge consumers but deliver great deals.
Finally, the distinction between scalpers on the one hand and entertainers, producers, and original sellers on the other is not always clear. Many performers feel scalpers have too much power and devise creative ways to make sure fans, not "diggers" hired by scalpers to wait in line at the box office, get tickets to their shows-- giving out bracelets, running lotteries, keeping lists of names and checking IDs.
When Hootie and the Blowfish discovered that over tickets for their Jones Beach concerts were withheld from public sale and then sold directly to ticket brokers, they voided those tickets and re-released them directly to the public.
Alternatively, some entertainers work closely with ticket brokers, such as professional ball players who make money by selling their allotted seats. Though Ticketmaster says it prevents brokers from buying up blocks of tickets by limiting the number of tickets a person can buy for a given show, Ticketmaster plays the scalper in charging large convenience or service fees that raise ticket prices more than 10 percent above the original box office prices but are considered legal anyway.
Ticketmaster kicks back a portion of these fees to theaters and promoters in exchange for exclusive rights to sell their tickets. Theaters also charge maintenance fees, which are tacked on to rising box office prices. Finally, scalping can even be good P. Long lines at the box office are great advertising. Plus producers and performers stay on the good side of fans by shifting all blame for high ticket prices to the scalpers.
The debate over ticket scalping legislation belies a more fundamental ideological debate over an industry that is at the heart of New York City's identity. Should going to a ball game be a protected right for all those who live in the entertainment capital of the world? Should all scalpers -- scrappy entrepreneurs, season ticket holders, and corrupt profiteers -- be treated equal? These questions are not new; they have been batted around since New York passed its first anti- scalping statute in The slang term scalping was originally used to refer to a killing, political or economic.
To calculate the resale price of one ticket, you should divide the booking fee by the number of tickets you bought and add it to the original cost base of the individual ticket. From 10 September , any person reselling a ticket cannot sell it for an amount that exceeds the original ticket cost plus 10 per cent. This recognises a ticket may be separated from other documentation showing the transaction costs when it is passed from one person to another.
It may be difficult for subsequent purchasers to know the original ticket cost but you can try to find out by looking at comparable tickets through the official ticketing agency, the event promoter or at the venue. If the ticket is subject to a resale restriction and you sell it for more than 10 per cent above the original price you may be fined. If there is a resale restriction on the ticket, Consumer Protection applies its Compliance and Enforcement Policy when deciding what action to take against breaches of the law.
More information about the enforcement action that may be undertaken is on the ticket reselling page. Some tickets will not have resale restrictions. For example, events that are not anticipated to be in high demand will generally not have a resale restriction on tickets. You are breaking the law if you sell your ticket for a higher price than 10 per cent above the original cost and you could be penalised. From 10 September , advertisements that do not meet all the above requirements are banned.
If you see any prohibited advertisements, you should report them to the resale site operator by sending them an email. They should then take it down. Some websites have a 'report' function to trigger an investigation into suspicious or non-compliant advertisements. You should also report non-compliant advertisements to Consumer Protection on or email. You can find out the original ticket cost by checking comparable seats with the official ticketing agency or the event promoter.
Do your own calculations to make sure you are not being charged more than 10 per cent above the original cost of the ticket. You should contact Consumer Protection on or email if the original cost was not disclosed in the advertisement for the ticket. You should contact the resale site operator in the first instance. If you have evidence bots have been used to purchase tickets please report this to Consumer Protection on or email.
Tickets can sometimes be sold as part of a package with additional services such as hotel accommodation, meals or transport. Resellers can seek to disguise the real price of tickets by providing them as part of a package. The Act prohibits the selling of packages unless they are authorised by the event organiser. Other packages are prohibited under the Ticket Scalping Act If you buy a ticket with a package that is not authorised by the event organiser your ticket may not be valid.
If your ticket is subject to a resale restriction but is resold in breach of the anti-scalping laws, the event organiser is within their rights to cancel the ticket and refuse your entry at the venue. You could also lose your money. The venue has no role in the price charged by the reseller. However you could check with the venue to find out if you will be admitted to the event and to verify your ticket is authentic.
Contact the reseller first to confirm they have not made a mistake. You can also contact the ticket resale website's customer complaints section. If you bought tickets with a credit card and you never received them or they were not legitimate, submit a chargeback claim with your card provider as soon as possible. If the tickets were purchased using PayPal, contact their Resolution Centre and see if there are any protections offered through your PayPal Buyer Protection program or by calling Be aware the original supplier of the tickets the official ticketing agency or the event organiser is not legally obliged to give you a refund, as you did not transact directly with them.
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