Scalping lawsuit filed against Ticketmaster

[Oldtimer]

It's about time!!!


VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc was hit with a C$500 million ($410 million) lawsuit in Canada on Monday, alleging the company broke the law by reselling tickets at inflated prices.
A Toronto man who tried to buy two tickets to a November 2008 concert by the band Smashing Pumpkins alleges Ticketmaster's website said none were available, but redirected him to the website of the company's TicketsNow resale unit.
The tickets had a face value of C$66.50 each, but Henry Krajewski said he ended up paying a total of C$533.65 for the pair because he had to buy them through TicketsNow, according to the lawsuit filed in Ontario Superior Court.
The suit, which seeks to be declared a class action, alleges Ticketmaster violated an Ontario law against ticket scalping. Ontario is one of three Canadian provinces with laws against reselling tickets on the secondary market at more than their face value.


http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNewsMolt/idUKTRE51882720090209

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Allready a thread in the "Off Topic" forum.

[C-town]

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Burns: And to think, Smithers, you laughed when I bought Ticketmaster (http://www.classictvquotes.com/quotes/characters/mr-burns/page_3.html#). [imitating Smithers] Nobody's going to pay a hundred-percent "service charge."
Smithers: It's a policy that ensures a healthy mix of the rich and the ignorant, sir.