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Yes it would, but then there's a very simple mechanism by which bands could eliminate the secondary market while keeping prices near whatever level they think is appropriate for one of there shows. But they choose not to do that. So I find the "oh the poor fans" argument made by some bands to be empty. Especially if the solution is that you have to have a credit card to go to the show (and boy will it be a scandal the first time it is discovered that the card swipers at the door have been compromised).
I'm also amused that in Indiana it was recently ruled unconstitutional to require identification in order to vote but you'll need identification (and bank or credit accounts) to see Muppets on Ice.
So the options are live with the existing scalping market, make things really painful for everybody through gimmicks that will likely ultimately fail once a new equilibrium is found, sell them for the actual value, or reduce the value of what you're selling.
It is interesting to me that the, in my opinion, stupidest of the four is generally advocated. Though Ticketmaster is setting it up so that essentially they become the scalpers. They don't want to get rid of the secondary market they just want to run it (NFL has already done this with its StubHub partnership).
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