# Concert Tickets on Ebay

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-tickets-on-ebay/231328>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 26, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-tickets-on-ebay/231328 "2004-02-26T19:47:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bat\_attack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@bat\_attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bat_attack)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-tickets-on-ebay/231328/1 "2004-02-26T19:47:25Z")

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How is it leagal to sell concert tickets on ebay? Actually, how is it that any event I go to, concert, sporting event, whatever, there are always scalpers and always cops but they just ignore each other? What is the Straight Dope on ticket scalping esp. on ebay?

PS. Don’t worry, I have my ticket to the pixies, I just feel bad for the people who will have to shell out 3 or 4 times the ticket price to go.

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-tickets-on-ebay/231328/2 "2004-02-26T19:50:43Z")

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I think it depends on the state. In Ohio, reselling tickets is allowed at any value. In fact, you will see people with a vendor’s license around their neck selling Blue Jackets tickets around High St. all the time.

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**Author:** ![Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rex_fenestrarum/32/7265_2.png) [@Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Fenestrarum)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-tickets-on-ebay/231328/3 "2004-02-26T20:14:12Z")

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Yes, it depends on the state. In most places, the cops aren’t really big on enforcing scalping laws because really - if you wanna pay $500 to see The Pixies, who cares?

I know that in Georgia, the scalping law used to only apply to sporting events, as the law was apparently written people concerts became a big deal. I believe that they closed that loophole a couple of years ago, however. In any case, a lot of experimening was\is going on regarding scalping… I remember one year that scalpers were selling “$200 Braves hats with FREE tickets!”. I also remember one year the city gave them a roped-off area to sell their tickets. In any case, you’d better be sure to have a vendor’s license, as that’s Atlanta PD’s trigger to arrest you (if you don’t).