Thom Yorke and his Atoms of Peace are trying the Paperless Ticket Concert which attempts to eliminate the middle man aka scalper!
By limiting the number per tickets per person to 2 and requiring the ticket holder to show up with his/her ID and the credit card the purchase has been made, they are hoping to help fans having to only pay ticket face value.
Scalping still works though! How do I know? There was this Texan couple behind me yesterday at the first of Thom Yorke's two shows and during the long DJ pre-set, we came to chat a bit and the tiny woman told me that she easily paid off her own ticket by selling her other, 2nd ticket to somebody else. Her companion did the same. So they both bought 2 tickets each, just to sell one of them for USD 150 or more!
Well, as long as there are still people willing to pay those ridiculous prices, scalping will bloom...
-- By Elke
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