StubHub, CEO hit with ‘deceptive practices’ class action over mass scalping

Post by irishcoffee » Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC

sofixa wrote: post #24

Analemma_ wrote: post #21

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The fact that "the name on the ticket must match your photo ID, but you can resell at any time before the event" would instantly solve scalping problems and yet nobody does it is your clue that nobody actually wants scalping problems to be solved. Scalpers are the sin eaters for Ticketmaster and the events themselves, taking the hate so the performers don't have to.

Adding ID checks would make venue entry a slower and more tedious process.

Post by gruez » Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC

sofixa wrote: post #24

Analemma_ wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fact that "the name on the ticket must match your photo ID, but you can resell at any time before the event" would instantly solve scalping problems and yet nobody does it is your clue that nobody actually wants scalping problems to be solved. Scalpers are the sin eaters for Ticketmaster and the events themselves, taking the hate so the performers don't have to.

Adding ID checks would make venue entry a slower and more tedious process.

Post by gruez » Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC

pixl97 wrote: post #28

bawolff wrote: post #25

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There is a reason this doesn't work in general though. If you bought up all the food, farmers would raise prices until either you couldn't afford to do that anymore or eventually there is a splurge of new farmers taking advantage of all your free money until you run out of money. It could maybe work in times of famine where the government introduces price controls or rationing; it does not work in normal times. For b…

Onion futures act. This is the reason that businesses don't try to monopolize the food industry. It's not competition as we just saw from the egg industry. The government gets pushed back from the masses pretty quickly on food related issues.

Post by Brendinooo » Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

bawolff wrote: post #25

Brendinooo wrote: post #13

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>Is a retailer that buys things and sells them with a markup a scalper? If you bought all of the food then offered the food at 10x the prices, we'd be outraged with you, yes. Stakes are lower because it's a luxury good, not food, but it's the same idea.

There is a reason this doesn't work in general though. If you bought up all the food, farmers would raise prices until either you couldn't afford to do that anymore or eventually there is a splurge of new farmers taking advantage of all your free money until you run out of money. It could maybe work in times of famine where the government introduces price controls or rationing; it does not work in normal times. For b…

Post by janalsncm » Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC

sofixa wrote: post #24

Analemma_ wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fact that "the name on the ticket must match your photo ID, but you can resell at any time before the event" would instantly solve scalping problems and yet nobody does it is your clue that nobody actually wants scalping problems to be solved. Scalpers are the sin eaters for Ticketmaster and the events themselves, taking the hate so the performers don't have to.

Adding ID checks would make venue entry a slower and more tedious process.