Comments on: Anti-Scalping http://cheaptalk.org/2013/01/30/anti-scalping/ A blog about economics, politics and the random interests of forty-something professors Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:10:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: atduygt http://cheaptalk.org/2013/01/30/anti-scalping/#comment-29117 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:26:20 +0000 http://cheaptalk.org/?p=12790#comment-29117 CC2Gwa auzjtivlhech

]]> By: Mukhtar http://cheaptalk.org/2013/01/30/anti-scalping/#comment-29029 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:27:36 +0000 http://cheaptalk.org/?p=12790#comment-29029 Robert Miller,Yes, I have a 1994 Harley Davidson. I had to pay list price for a used one in 1995 that had 12,000 miles on it.My friend at the local HD dieharslep found the bike for me. Even he could not get a new one for me. The dieharslep doled out its fixed allotment of the next year’s bikes by lottery. I drew a high number in a public drawing. Some dealers had waiting lists, but that did not work out too well because some people magically moved up the list faster than others and painted all the dealers as shady.Although manufacturers could charge whatever they wanted to charge, HD twisted dealer arms not to do so. It sure made the dieharslep mad when a lottery winner loaded a new bike on a trailer to sell for above MSRP–it couldn’t have any miles on it or the value dropped. I guess that could be termed motorcycle scalping :) HD eventually fixed the supply problem by opening another assembly plant, and the company is still doing very well. I wish I had bought HD stock instead of GM, but you can’t win them all.

]]> By: Quale broker per scalping? http://cheaptalk.org/2013/01/30/anti-scalping/#comment-26903 Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:28:47 +0000 http://cheaptalk.org/?p=12790#comment-26903 [...] del mondo proibito altri ti dicono di si e poi ti mettono un programma anti scalper sul tuo code Anti-Scalping | Cheap Talk fai google e anti scalping programm o law e mi sai dire [...]

]]> By: Shella http://cheaptalk.org/2013/01/30/anti-scalping/#comment-26663 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:37:39 +0000 http://cheaptalk.org/?p=12790#comment-26663 Save money by eliminating extra service fees! Email social@ticketclub.com for a limited time only for a free membership to Ticket Club!

]]> By: Anonymous http://cheaptalk.org/2013/01/30/anti-scalping/#comment-25853 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:35:50 +0000 http://cheaptalk.org/?p=12790#comment-25853 I think stunhub is a ripoff

]]> By: Rich D http://cheaptalk.org/2013/01/30/anti-scalping/#comment-24670 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 02:48:28 +0000 http://cheaptalk.org/?p=12790#comment-24670 Speaking as someone who regularly scalps concert tickets for profit, I would think the prices on the secondary market are so low because the demand is low. (However, I have not seen what the actual ticket offerings are for these games, which would be revealing.) The prices may be so low because there are so many unwanted tickets, and the sellers are undercutting each other. If that’s the case, tickets are not likely to be selling well from the primary either. In that case, the primary seller could lose big buying up the secondary market. Here’s something to watch for: if there are a lot tickets a few days before the game, and prices are tumbling, that’s a likely scenario.

Another consideration: buyers are price sensitive. (I’ve learned this the hard way, btw.) Many buyers who will pay $5 for a ticket will not pay $25.

Another consideration, and an important one: seat location. Buyers will pay more for better seats. The really cheap tickets could be for bad seats that fewer people want. The good seats will likely go for more than face value. The secondary market sites like stubhub are good at naturally creating a smooth curve relating seat desirability and price. I think this means exploiting the secondary market in this way would be complicated. If the primary seller is offering bad seats, the buyer will go to the secondary market to find those better seats and pay more than face value for them.

]]> By: ACROSS THE FADER – BIZ - Should Sports Arenas Buy Back Tickets That Fans Don’t Want? http://cheaptalk.org/2013/01/30/anti-scalping/#comment-24508 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:18:09 +0000 http://cheaptalk.org/?p=12790#comment-24508 [...] isn’t merely embarrassing for sports box offices, it’s a missed business opportunity. At his Cheap Talk blog, Ely wrote that arena box offices should scoop up tickets on the cheap before fans have the [...]

]]> By: Should Sports Arenas Buy Back Tickets That Fans Don’t Want? | TIME.com http://cheaptalk.org/2013/01/30/anti-scalping/#comment-24434 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:00:48 +0000 http://cheaptalk.org/?p=12790#comment-24434 [...] Anti-Scalping Cheap Talk [...]

]]> By: wellplacedadjective http://cheaptalk.org/2013/01/30/anti-scalping/#comment-24320 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:13:07 +0000 http://cheaptalk.org/?p=12790#comment-24320 does this work without frictions?

you suggest buying low and selling high… why doesn’t the original seller just sell high?

]]> By: Donald A. Coffin http://cheaptalk.org/2013/01/30/anti-scalping/#comment-24240 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:09:58 +0000 http://cheaptalk.org/?p=12790#comment-24240 Every anti-scalping law of which I am aware only makes sales at above the face value illegal…

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