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"Paperless" ticketing has the potential to eliminate scalping. Would this be a good thing?

A recent New York Times article discussed the pros and cons of "paperless" ticketing, which requires that everyone who buys a ticket show ID to confirm their purchase when they arrive at the show. The good thing about it is that it almost entirely eliminates the potential for resellers to buy up blocks of tickets and scalp them. The bad thing is that people who buy a ticket and can't attend a show will not be able to resell it. Also, it sometimes makes it difficult to buy a ticket to give to someone else as a gift.

What do you think? Should paperless ticketing become the option of choice for concert promoters?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/weekinreview/06sisario.html
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unwirklich | 1 year, 11 months ago
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I actually don't see how scalping hurts anyone. The concert/band gets the money from the person who bought them up to resell them. The person offering to buy the tickets at a higher price is not being forced to. I do not see any advantage to electronic tickets beyond the saved paper.

Otherwise it's jut further complication to something that should be so simple. I buy a ticket, I have a ticket, not I buy a ticket I get an electronic ID I hope works when I get to the show because I have nothing in hand. Course I always was a lover of tangible goods. Perhaps I mis-understand what scalping is. We never get concerts here really, so I'm not that familiar with ticket buying lol
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gdgsoftware | 1 year, 11 months ago
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I think paperless ticket have its advantages but i feel there are disadvantage too the advantage is that it creates less wasted paper which is good for the environment but on the other hand personally i love having concert ticket stubs to remind me off all the great shows i have seen through out my life..

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