alt Hacker NewsThe only real solutions to scalping are to impact supply/demand by increasing supply (extra show in each city) or lower demand (raise prices). As a jazz fan I don’t know much about shows that sell out and attract scalpers, but I’m curious why the artists don’t double prices to cut out middlemen.
They would to multiple the prices multiple times to even discourage the middlemen, gentrifying at the same time the fan base, which is sad