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byEchoez ( 562950 ) * writes:
The reason scalpers were able to make so much money on these tickets was the fact that demand vastly outstripped supply. And the real answer is that there's no good answer. If 1 million die-hard fans wanted to see Taylor Swift at Metlife stadium but there were only 100,000 tickets, there is no solution that would make the other 900,000 feel satisfied. First-come-first-serve, certified fanclub accounts, dynamic pricing, scalpers: Those are different ways of allocating tickets but it doesn't make up f
byhenrik stigell ( 6146516 ) writes:
Yes there is. Those 900 000 would feel satisfied if the 100 000 that got tickets paid an outrageous price for their ticket. It is both funny and true.
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