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Ticketmaster Accusing StubHub of Scalping?


Ticketmaster, the dominate ticket seller for high profile concerts and events, is suing eBay, owner of StubHub for contractual violations.

StubHub is a regulated community of users that post their tickets for resale on the open market for various sporting events, live shows and concerts. StubHub's recent acquisition by eBay was initiated earlier this year, and shed light on eBay's continued efforts to grow their auction-based person-to-person market services. Ticketmaster's suit against eBay alleges that StubHub is currently selling official premium tickets for an upcoming Lynyrd Skynyrd/Hank Williams Jr. "Rowdy Frynds" tour. As Ticketmaster holds exclusive rights to sell their tickets at the venues on the tour, any sale of these tickets on StubHub is in violation of their contract.

What appears to be an accusation of Internet ticket scalping, Ticketmaster claims that actions such as these have been an ongoing effort to diminish Ticketmaster's position as a ticket selling service. When other services that cost less money and bring more control to the individuals participating in the market, which often leads to a true meeting of supply and demand, the bigger companies always have something to say about it.


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