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The problem is that Ticket Distribution has never been fair. Before tickets are available to the General Public, the Promoter, Fan Clubs and venue-connected organizations get a shot at tickets.

The Internet makes it possible for the world to purchase tickets. If you localize ticket sales, then what happens to the traveling public who purchase tickets for events in towns they travel - they lose out.

I think the solution is to require Legal or Other ID to match the Buyer's Tickets. This eliminates the un-authorized sale of tickets on the Black Market. If a buyer can not attend, they can get a refund, minus a service fee. Promotional Tickets and other give-away type tickets would require the organization to submit Actual Recipient Data prior to the event to validate the ticket.

When we brought tickets over the phone to hot ticket event in Vegas. We had to show the exact credit card we used over the phone.

The ticket resale law should be repealed because there is no way to effectively enforce this law. With sites like Ebay and StubHub for example, no one is going to be able to go after those who are seeking a profit. I don't agree with the big ticket brokers and what they do, but if someone took the time to buy tickets and turned around and sold them for a profit what is the harm in that? For example, if I bought NCAA basketball tickets when they first went on sale and then decided I wanted to sell them to the highest bidder then I should be able to do that in a free society. How can the state tell me that I can only sell these tickets $3.00 above face value? This system is flawed and will always be flawed. Bottom line, there is supply and demand on certain events in the area. Buying tickets has never been fair and never will be, but the state of NC shouldn't be able to tell someone how much they can sell a ticket for. Does the state tell people they can only sell a car for a certain price or any other goods for that matter? Let's get real!

The ticket resale law should be repealed because there is no way to effectively enforce this law. With sites like Ebay and StubHub for example, no one is going to be able to go after those who are seeking a profit. I don't agree with the big ticket brokers and what they do, but if someone took the time to buy tickets and turned around and sold them for a profit what is the harm in that? For example, if I bought NCAA basketball tickets when they first went on sale and then decided I wanted to sell them to the highest bidder then I should be able to do that in a free society. How can the state tell me that I can only sell these tickets $3.00 above face value? This system is flawed and will always be flawed. Bottom line, there is supply and demand on certain events in the area. Buying tickets has never been fair and never will be, but the state of NC shouldn't be able to tell someone how much they can sell a ticket for. Does the state tell people they can only sell a car for a certain price or any other goods for that matter? Let's get real!

Don, while I like your idea it still would be easy to sell tickets. All the person would have to do is sell them on an internet site like Ebay and then pick up the tickets in person and make the transfer before going in. There have been shows like this before and it's funny to watch all the exchanging going on before the show. There is no fool proof way, so I would have to agree with Mr. Powell in that we should move on to bigger and better things than tickets because you win some, lose some and that's always been the chance you take when purchasing tickets for a big event. Maybe the promoters should do a better job at releasing more tickets to the public before taking all the good seats and giving them to clubs, promotions, and big ticket brokers.