Ticket resellers use several different means to secure premium and previously sold-out ticket inventories (potentially in large quantities) for events such as concerts or … See more

For popular events with sold out tickets, resellers may sell the tickets at several times the face value. If resellers buy the tickets and the tickets… See more

Some promoters have ceased selling tickets in the traditional first-come-first-served manner, and require prospective ticket holders to enter a "ballot" – a competition with random winners – with the prize being the opportunity to purchase a small number of … See more

Though scalping is most commonly associated with ticket sales, the process of buying desirable commodities and selling them off for a higher… See more

It is controversial whether tickets are goods which can be privately resold. Typically, private resale will contravene the original conditions of sale, but it is legally… See more

Ticketmaster sells tickets in online auctions, which may bring the sale price of tickets closer to market prices. The New York Times … See more

Glastonbury Festival, which sold out 137,500 tickets within less than two hours in 2007, introduced a system in the same year whereby tickets included photographic ID of … See more