Comments on: Using the the Criminal Activity that Results from Prohibition to Justify Prohibition http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2012/08/using-the-the-criminal-activity-that-results-from-prohibition-to-justify-prohibition.html Dispatches from a Small Business Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=353 By: Curtis http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2012/08/using-the-the-criminal-activity-that-results-from-prohibition-to-justify-prohibition.html/comment-page-1#comment-64039 Curtis Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:50:58 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=16954#comment-64039 In general, I agree that scalping should be legal but if USC donates tickets to a charity on the condition that the tickets are for children to attend the games, then that is USC right. The charity gets to accept the tickets on USC's conditions or not. If this cost of transportation makes this not work for the charity, it should talk to USC or turn down the tickets. The charity is despicable to renege on their deal.

Part of the reason USC donates the tickets is to receive good publicity with lots disadvantage kids in the stands. That is OK and within their rights.

]]> By: chuck martel http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2012/08/using-the-the-criminal-activity-that-results-from-prohibition-to-justify-prohibition.html/comment-page-1#comment-64029 chuck martel Mon, 13 Aug 2012 03:25:13 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=16954#comment-64029 Ticket scalpers are providing a necessary service or they wouldn't exist. They wait around for hours on street corners, buying tickets from those that no longer wish to attend the event and then selling them to those who'd like to go but have no tickets. They're simply engaged in retail trade. How can anyone logically object to these voluntary transactions?

]]> By: Joe http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2012/08/using-the-the-criminal-activity-that-results-from-prohibition-to-justify-prohibition.html/comment-page-1#comment-64016 Joe Sun, 12 Aug 2012 19:35:20 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=16954#comment-64016 1) Didnt we learn something from prohibition - I am strongly opposed to drugs, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, etc. However, the criminal activity associated with the drug trade is far worse.
2) Scalping - unless the event is highly desirable (7th game of world series, super bowl not so much), then the scalped ticket are often priced well below face within few minutes of game time. (the only issue I have is the possibility of the ticket being counterfit.

]]> By: Bob Smith http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2012/08/using-the-the-criminal-activity-that-results-from-prohibition-to-justify-prohibition.html/comment-page-1#comment-63955 Bob Smith Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:17:18 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=16954#comment-63955 "The court filing also claims that scalpers are "unfair competition" for legitimate ticket-selling vendors."

If scalpers really are selling tickets at outrageously high prices, how can they possibly compete with licensed vendors selling tickets at face value? Something is fishy here.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2012/08/using-the-the-criminal-activity-that-results-from-prohibition-to-justify-prohibition.html/comment-page-1#comment-63954 Andrew Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:04:51 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=16954#comment-63954 If tickets were priced by the market in the first place there would be no market for scalpers to exploit.

]]> By: Wasil ibn Ata http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2012/08/using-the-the-criminal-activity-that-results-from-prohibition-to-justify-prohibition.html/comment-page-1#comment-63950 Wasil ibn Ata Sat, 11 Aug 2012 03:58:37 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=16954#comment-63950 Jose "Ask a Nazi?" I don't know how seriously I can take him.

]]> By: IGotBupkis, Legally Defined Cyberbully in All 57 States http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2012/08/using-the-the-criminal-activity-that-results-from-prohibition-to-justify-prohibition.html/comment-page-1#comment-63948 IGotBupkis, Legally Defined Cyberbully in All 57 States Sat, 11 Aug 2012 01:47:04 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=16954#comment-63948 None: the issue with that solution is that it creates a secondary market because some will apply for it, then sell their tickets to scalpers if they win the lottery. Scalpers will even recruit people to apply even if they have no interest in the venue.

]]> By: IGotBupkis, Legally Defined Cyberbully in All 57 States http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2012/08/using-the-the-criminal-activity-that-results-from-prohibition-to-justify-prohibition.html/comment-page-1#comment-63947 IGotBupkis, Legally Defined Cyberbully in All 57 States Sat, 11 Aug 2012 01:44:46 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=16954#comment-63947 Interesting enough, right now Carpe Diem has two articles regarding scalping right now, one focused on the Olympics:

Not Even a Bronze Medal for the Command-and-Control Approach to Olympic Tickets in London

Coin Scalping: A Dime Sells for 16M X Face Value

]]> By: None http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2012/08/using-the-the-criminal-activity-that-results-from-prohibition-to-justify-prohibition.html/comment-page-1#comment-63944 None Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:32:32 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=16954#comment-63944 Don't know which olympics you've been watching but the events I actually went to were certainly packed out with VERY few empty seats. I have no problem with people selling one or two tickets forward if they genuinely cant make it for whatever reason, but there is a very definite problem when large swathes of tickets are bought at lower prices precisely with the intention of selling them on at a larger price. The idea of the lower priced tickets being available are for people less able to pay for them (but still wanting to be there) to be there in a mild form of lottery. The ones scalping large quantities of tickets are depriving the less able to pay of their "lottery" chance, for their personal enrichment.

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