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profit in concert tickets?

anybody make money by buying concern tickest (atrists that will probably sell out) and selling them say a week before the event in the hope of making some profit?
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  • baza52
    baza52 Posts: 3,029 Forumite
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    They do, but the police catch up with them in the end.
  • Stryder
    Stryder Posts: 1,134 Forumite
    both illegal and immoral .....

    ...unless your big business, strap to an over priced hotel and charge the world
    ............... Have you ever wondered what
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  • wideboy09
    wideboy09 Posts: 108 Forumite
    what is illegal about it?
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 19,441 Forumite
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    Ever heard of the term "ticket tout"?
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • mummybearx
    mummybearx Posts: 1,921 Forumite
    Nothing personal to you op, but people who do this in my eyes are total scum. I hate it when gigs sell out that I want to go to, bands that I have followed since before they were 'big', listened to on local stations before they became mainstream, then I can't get tickets to gigs cos people buy them up to sell them on :mad::mad:

    Leave them for the fans!!
    Can't think of anything smart to put here...
  • samtastic7
    samtastic7 Posts: 1,110 Forumite
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    I agree total scum
    Red hot chilli peppers was 2 tickets only and you had to show the card you brought them with to stop them being sold cos of people doing just that!!
  • wideboy09
    wideboy09 Posts: 108 Forumite
    it was just an idea, didnt mean to offend anyone, maybe i'll leave it then
  • wideboy09
    wideboy09 Posts: 108 Forumite
    and if its illegal wouldnt want to get caught of police etc anyway
  • drummer_666
    drummer_666 Posts: 984 Forumite
    it's not illegal.

    they can't make it illegal, because then people who buy tickets then something comes up and they can't go, so they stick them on eBay, well that'd b illegal too.
  • blindman
    blindman Posts: 5,696 Forumite
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    it's not illegal.

    they can't make it illegal, because then people who buy tickets then something comes up and they can't go, so they stick them on eBay, well that'd b illegal too.

    Like that happens to real fans :cool:
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