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Feds Bust $25M Ticket-Scalping Ring

Rob Quinn — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:23:45 CST

Four men who formed a company called "Wiseguy Tickets" have been charged with running a massive ticket-scalping scheme. Federal prosecutors say the Californians employed a team of Bulgarian computer programmers to help them access the systems of vendors like Ticketmaster and corner the market on tickets for some of the...

'Cheap' Tickets Go for $1,300

Rob Quinn — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:20:00 CST

The pancaked economy and a lack of star power means Super Bowl tickets are selling a lot cheaper than in years past, Marketwatch reports. But they're not going for pennies. Resellers are offering nosebleed seats for as low as $1,300. An average seat is going for around $2,500—...

NCAA Grabs More Control of Ticket Resales

Katherine Thompson — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:58:07 CDT

The NCAA is stepping up its efforts to rake in more money from March Madness by striking deals with online sites that resell tickets and travel packages at hefty profits, the Los Angeles Times reports. By sanctioning such deals, the NCAA says it can guard against unscrupulous gouging, but critics...

Ticketmaster Pays $265M for Online Scalper

Jonas Oransky — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:05:00 CST

Fans who once turned to scalpers for last-minute seats can now hit up ... Ticketmaster? In a sure sign of the online ticket resale boom, the sports and entertainment behemoth will buy TicketsNow, the second-largest online ticket reseller, reports the Wall Street Journal . "Clients who five years ago were not willing...