Why is Ace Tickets more worthy than some guy standing on Brookline Avenue?
By adamg - 5/19/08 - 11:55 am
Farnkoff wonders why the Globe came out in favor of a bill that would remove any legal cloud from companies such as Ace but still allow police to go after guys selling tickets outside Fenway Park. Isn't scalping scalping?
... To me, the legislation just sounds like a "selective decriminalization" pushed through by AceTicket and SuperScalp, Inc., not to "protect consumers", but to protect the bottom line and ensure that corporate scalpers avoid prosecution, while still leaving the little guy (which could be you, if you happen to end up with some extra tickets) vulnerable to arrest or other unpleasantness.
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I wonder...
I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that the State collects a fee for the licensing of "ticket brokers".
People selling tickets on the street get to keep the money they get. And, that's just bad.
greased palms
In addition to what Bruce said, Ace and other ticket brokers can afford lobbyists (or friends of Sal). Your guy on the corner likely can't.
Ticket sellers
Well at least with Ace Ticket theres a guarantee your getting legitimate tickets, and im pretty sure as a business they pay taxes, you think those steet thugs do?
Taxes?
I bet a nice big fine for each ticket sold in violation of the law would bring in more money than what ACE pays in taxes.
ACE TICKET
Ummm all tickets sold have already had taxes paid on them. So why should the state get to tax them again. Oh yea I forgot, we live in Massachusetts. That means people don't have to work if they don't want to, because we'll pay for them anyways, even if we have to pay twice.