Ticket Reselling

Jock — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:01:27 +0000

I've just been watching a BBC Breakfast package about this issue of reseling tickets for music and sporting events with a "vox pop" where most of the respondents were saying things like reselling is "not fair, because we can no longer afford it".

Well this may not be a populist line to take but I'm sorry, that's tough! Nobody is entitled to attend such an event as of right. What if your preferred art-form is Impressionist art. Are politicians supposed to limit the price at which Sotheby's can sell a Renoir so that every household can afford one? No, you have to settle for a print or poster that you can keep - analogous say to a CD - or perhaps a visit to a one off exhibition to see an original - analogous say to watching the event live on TV.

MPs for once seem to be taking the right line - tighten up on sharp practices, but don't interfere in a legitemate market.

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