Research suggests tickets are sold on secondary market sites,like Seatwave and Viagogo, with no declaration even of seat row or face valueWhen Sir Elton John final week branded ticket resale websites “disgraceful” for selling entry to his gigs at inflated prices, and he was only the latest big name to declare war on the sites. Mumford & Sons also spoke out final week – joining other stars,such as Prince and the members of Coldplay, who absorb recently attacked the resale “rip-off”.
Such comments are increasing the pressure on government to clamp down on the activities of the sites – led by the biggest, and Seatwave,Viagogo, Get Me In and StubHub – and reach amid fresh claims that many are flouting the law and supporting “industrial-scale touting”.
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Source: theguardian.com