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Let’s Make
Ticketing FAIR
for Everyone

The ticketing industry should be fair, 
but scalpers are gaming the system

Live music is for the fans, but Scalpers are gaming the system, cashing 
in at fans and artists’ expense.

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    SCALPERS MAKE FANS OVERPAY

    Fans pay twice the face value on average when buying from resellers — money that fans can save for better things, like dinner before the show, hotels, merch and much more.


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    SCALPERS USE SHADY TACTICS

    Scalpers use fake tickets, bots, and speculative sales to scam real fans, drive up prices, and cash in on fan desperation.
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    SCALPERS BLOCK REFORM

    Scalpers use terms like “fan freedom” 
to sound like they are looking out for consumers. But don’t be fooled, they’re only passing legislation to protect their own profits.

Scalpers and Fans Fight for Control


Across the country, scalpers are quietly pushing laws that hurts fans and artists while padding their own profits. Scalpers use under the radar tactics, rigging the system and hurting artists and fans in the process.

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WE CAN FIGHT BACK BY IMPLEMENTING 5 FAN FRIENDLY REFORMS


These reforms will make it harder for scalpers to get in between fans and artists.

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    Enforce All-in Pricing

    Encourage policymakers to enforce all-in pricing rules that require ticket sellers to disclose final prices up front. Fans should never be surprised by the price at checkout.

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    ARTISTS SHOULD DECIDE RESALE RULES

    Protect artists’ ability to keep ticket prices for fans at the original price set by using face-value exchanges and limited transfer to prevent scalpers from driving up prices and overcharging fans.

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    BAN SPECULATIVE TICKETING

    Speculative ticketing hurts fans when resellers list tickets they don’t have, leading fans to buy fake tickets or overpaying for tickets that may not exist. 


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    HOLD RESALE SITES ACCOUNTABLE

    When resale sites ignore illegal tickets and speculation, fans get hurt. These sites need real accountability and consequences.

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    ENFORCE, STRENGTHEN & MODERNIZE BOT LAWS

    Encourage policymakers to enforce and modernize anti-bots laws, including the BOTS Act of 2016, which protects fans by stopping automated ticket-buying 
for resale.

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