At a recent UK summit on scalping or 'touting' as it's called, Tessa Jowell, The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport called on major promoters,ticket sellers, and facilitators like EBay to work towards stamping out ticket scalping. She also advised fans to steer clear of re-sellers who sell tickets for outrageous prices.
Ms Jowell said: “This summer’s pop concerts, sporting events and music festivals risk becoming the preserve of people with bulging wallets. I want to see ticket agencies squeezing ticket touts out of business to protect genuine fans from being frozen out of the market. This is the first phase in the battle to stamp out ticket touting. If we can stop bulk loads of tickets getting into the hands of touts, genuine fans will stand a better chance of getting tickets to see their favourite band or sports team.”
Despite her obvious displeasure with the exorbitant cost of tickets to sporting events and concerts, Jowell stopped short of suggesting that perhaps touting be banned outright. She hopes that market forces and the preventive measures by the promoters would squeeze the "rip-off artists" out of the industry. However, with no real financial incentive for promoters and ticket-sellers to nip touting in the bud, it appears that the situation will remain at a standstill. See the full article here.
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