eBay-owned StubHub continues to gain ground as it signs a deal with a Comcast-Spectacor primary ticketing agency to allow consumers to resell their unused college sports tickets StubHub’s marketplace. Ticket broker Paciolan joins StubHub’s roster of alliances which already includes Major League Baseball, a couple of pro basketball teams, and a number of universities, including […]

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New Jersey Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Against TicketNetwork Over ‘Phantom’ Springsteen Tickets
A New Jersey judge has dismissed a lawsuit against TicketNetwork that claimed the company defrauded the public by selling “phantom” Bruce Springsteen tickets.
The dismissal is not only a victory for TicketNetwork, but for the secondary ticket market, ticket resellers, and consumers.
In 2009, tickets for […]

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After wrapping up a double dose of summer touring that covered 18 cities with 29 concerts, Phish is already looking toward the fall. Starting with an October 8 performance slated for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, the iconic jam band has 15 dates scheduled leading up to their annual Halloween bash. This year, the […]

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According to TicketNews.com, TicketNetwork recently moved their new Last-Minute Ticket Broker (LMTB) program one step further by announcing the initial list of brokers who will be participating. The project utilizes a combination of physical and online ticket retailers in an attempt to boost sales volume and consumer satisfaction. Ideally, the local brokers with actual physical […]

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Timberwolves To Use ‘Variable Ticket Pricing’ For 2010-11 Season
It’s Friday night and the Los Angeles Lakers are in town. Every basketball fan in city wants to be at the arena to see the defending champs.
It’s Tuesday night and the Los Angeles Clippers are in town. Suddenly, finishes your taxes doesn’t sound all that […]

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Razorgator Restructures After Losing $3.5 Million On World Cup
It’s common for a ticket reseller to lose money on an event. Concerts and sporting events maybe very popular but a large number still fail to sell out.
That’s just the nature of the business, but what about losing $3.5 million on one event? That’s not […]

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New York Lawmakers Pass Ticket Resale Bill, Give Consumers Choices

 Score one for the fans.
In the first two days of July, the New York Legislature voted for, and then Governor David   Paterson signed into law, a bill that ensures consumers will have options when purchasing  event tickets.
The new law requires primary ticket sellers to offer traditional […]

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A report on various aspects of the secondary ticket market is due soon from two academic leaders in the field. Professors Joris Drayer and Stephen Shapiro have analyzed data regarding ticket sales dynamics, the effects of trending current events, and ticket broker demographics to come up with their “Understanding Ticket Brokers” report. The scholars will […]

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With a scalping scheme at the University of Kansas now exposed, the whole secondary ticket market for NCAA sports is now in the spotlight. Many are calling for a system to be set up that would hinder the ability of insiders to gain from selling off tickets, which is what happened at Kansas. And those […]

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World Cup 2010: Despite Empty Seats, FIFA Claims Attendance Is High
As the first week of 2010 FIFA World Cup comes to an end, the big story from South Africa has been the ubiquitous vuvuzelas. That’s the name of those plastic horns that produce the constant humming you hear from the opening kickoff to the […]

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