<p>What are your thought about ticket scalping? If you don’t know by now, Hannah Montana tickets are the hottest ticket right now. Most tickets go for 3-4 times face value. All of the concerts sold out in minutes. </p>
<p>Now, people are mad that they can’t get tickets and say these scalpers are cheating everyone and that it is unfair that they are making money off of the tickets.</p>
<p>I’ll be honest. I made some money of buying and selling the tickets. I abided by all of the laws of the state for scalping tickets and did nothing wrong. I didn’t use special software to cut in line on Ticketmaster and bought the tickets like everyone else.</p>
<p>I made some money flipping football tickets this year. It’s a good way to make some extra spending money if you know what you’re doing, but if you get stuck with tickets they’re worthless as soon as the event starts.</p>
<p>I just hate when I hear that people who scalp tickets are cheaters. How is it cheating people if the buyer agrees to pay the price for the ticket?</p>
<p>In some states, they are breaking the law. I remember reading recently the AG of Missouri has sued a few companies over these Hannah Montanna events.</p>
<p>As long as the market will bear whatever price you’re charging, I’m okay with it. How do you know the market will NOT bear the price? When you can’t sell your ticket.</p>
<p>I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. At my college, a student football season ticket is $95. People can sell their tickets for just one of our big games for $100+ and make back all of their money and then some (our big rivalry game, vs Alabama, often goes for between $200-300). </p>
<p>What I understood about the Hannah Montana tickets was that people were mad that tickets were sold out because these people suing were fan club members and were promised priority over tickets and didn’t get it. Is that not correct? That’s what I read in USA Today, I thought.</p>
<p>The people who joined the fan club were promised priority over tickets. They did not guarantee that you will receive tickets if you join the fan club. The fan club members have no case.</p>
<p>I can’t believe how this girl has become so popular. I saw the show once and I hated it. Maybe I’m just too old to understand what these little girls love about this person.</p>
<p>"Yea i find it unethical. Can’t you find another way to make money like i dont know… honest work perhaps?</p>
<p>But hey, it looks like you’ll fit in to the evil/greedy world of business."</p>
<p>What am I doing that is not honest? I would like to know. I buy a ticket from Ticketmaster and sell it to someone abiding the state laws. Yes, that is really unethical.</p>
<p>Well to be honest I could care less about Hannah Montana fans, so bravo to you for making some extra money.</p>
<p>But if my favorite band is playing and I can’t see them because scalpers bought up all the tickets I get a little irked. The result is that the rich people who can afford to buy tickets will pay for them anyways, and the working class people get screwed. You see nothing wrong with this?</p>
<p>It’s not unethical. It’s a consenting transaction between two consenting people. There’s nothing unethical about it. It’s about as ethical as an auction.</p>
<p>“But if my favorite band is playing and I can’t see them because scalpers bought up all the tickets I get a little irked. The result is that the rich people who can afford to buy tickets will pay for them anyways, and the working class people get screwed. You see nothing wrong with this?”</p>
<p>Why don’t you just buy the tickets when they go on sale? Don’t blame other people just because you weren’ t able to get the tickets.</p>
<p>What I don’t understand is why the promoters let all that money get away. Why don’t they sell all the tickets for Hannah Montana etc. on eBay or something like it? Then the market would set the price, and they wouldn’t need scalper middlemen.</p>
<p>“Why don’t you just buy the tickets when they go on sale? Don’t blame other people just because you weren’ t able to get the tickets.”</p>
<p>Because you can’t. Its impossible now with all the online ticket master garbage- hot tickets sell out in seconds. I think they should just stop selling tickets online. You should have to either go to the box office or call and pick up at the will call desk. Its to easy for stuff to go awry and deprive the people who actually want the tickets online. </p>
<p>Its such a bogus thing really. Its the perfect way for musicians not to create a new fan base or reach people when the only way to buy tickets is to go on ebay and fork over a grand. Its just another example of how only the rich are able to do nice things.</p>