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New legislation to stop ticket brokers and scalpers

Wrongly AccusedWrongly Accused Posts: 334
edited June 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
Has anyone seen this? I think it's a good start

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/0 ... es_on.html

The BOSS ACT, to be introduced in Congress Tuesday, requires the Federal Trade Commission to create rules for the primary and secondary markets.

The bill will force primary sellers to disclose at least seven days in advance of a sale the total capacity and the number of tickets being sold to the general public and the number sold through fan clubs, presales or held for promoters and artists. The primary ticket seller must disclose all ancillary charges and print them on the ticket. If a concert or event is canceled, the primary ticket seller must refund all charges, not just the base ticket cost.

In the secondary market, the bill requires brokers to register with the federal government, disclose the original purchase price of the ticket and how they obtained the ticket. They also must disclose the exact location of the ticket and whether they possess the ticket at the time of the sale.
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,200
    Great, this might also cause increases in already extremely expensive ticket prices.

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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    Wrongly Accused wrote:
    Has anyone seen this? I think it's a good start

    http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/0 ... es_on.html

    The BOSS ACT, to be introduced in Congress Tuesday, requires the Federal Trade Commission to create rules for the primary and secondary markets.

    The bill will force primary sellers to disclose at least seven days in advance of a sale the total capacity and the number of tickets being sold to the general public and the number sold through fan clubs, presales or held for promoters and artists. The primary ticket seller must disclose all ancillary charges and print them on the ticket. If a concert or event is canceled, the primary ticket seller must refund all charges, not just the base ticket cost.

    In the secondary market, the bill requires brokers to register with the federal government, disclose the original purchase price of the ticket and how they obtained the ticket. They also must disclose the exact location of the ticket and whether they possess the ticket at the time of the sale.

    If the description above is accurate, the bill is a joke - nothing more than feel good legislation that won't do anything to stop scalping or lower fees. If anything forcing ticket companies to refund all service charges for canceled events will make fees go up a bit.
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