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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The argument isn't meant to make scalpers seem worse, it's to demonstrate how illogical it is to treat houses the same way as tickets

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Scalpers aren't even bad.

Just having some self-control and refusing to buy at what you see as an unreasonable price would make their entire business model invalid.

If someone is willing to pay $3,000 for a Taylor Swift ticket, or $1,000 or more for an early PS5, that's what they're worth.