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  • May 2008

    • Nine Inch Nails Pinch Scalpers

      Reuters  |  May 1, 08 7:43 AM CDT

      Nine Inch Nails Pinch Scalpers

      (Newser) - Nine Inch Nails aims to outmaneuver scalpers and undercut premium ticket brokers with an online strategy during an upcoming summer concert tour, Reuters reports. Tickets will be sold directly to fans registered on the band's website beginning 72 hours before each concert date. Organizers hope tight ID restrictions will ensure only fans get tickets. More »

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      ticket  • Nine Inch Nails  • concert tour  • scalpers  • Pearl Jam  • online sales  • Maroon 5

  • January 2008

    • Ticketmaster Pays $265M for Online Scalper

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 15, 08 2:05 PM CST

      Ticketmaster Pays $265M for Online Scalper

      (Newser) - 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 to allow a ticket to be resold now want a piece," said Ticketmaster's CEO. More »

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      Ticketmaster  • IAC  • StubHub  • scalpers  • ticket resellers

  • December 2007

    • Led Zeppelin Outwits Scalpers

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 10, 07 7:58 AM CST

      Led Zeppelin Outwits Scalpers

      (Newser) - Rock band Led Zeppelin performs in London tonight for the first time in 20 years and fans are pouring in from all over the world—including Brazil, Australia and the US. Some may be bitterly disappointed, however. Stringent new security arrangements designed to beat scalpers may stop some fans from seeing their idols. A million people vied for 18,000 tickets available only on the web, and sales were limited to two tickets a person. More »

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      security  • Led Zeppelin  • reunion concert  • ticket sales  • scalpers  • Ahmet Ertegun

  • November 2007

    • Ticket Scalpers Draw Scrutiny

      Washington Post  |  Nov 9, 07 8:39 PM CST

      Ticket Scalpers Draw Scrutiny

      (Newser) - The Hannah Montana tour is hot—tickets sold out in seconds, and resellers are charging as much as 100 times face value for them. And both the speed of sellouts and eye-popping resale prices for popular artists are arousing suspicion. The Washington Post looks at how scalpers use ticket-buying technology, leaving regular consumers out in the cold. More »

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      concert  • Hannah Montana  • Ticketmaster  • scalpers  • RMG Technologies

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