Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoSam Altman's 'human verification' company thinks its eye-scanning orbs could solve ticket scalpingwww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down116
arrow-up1284arrow-down1external-linkSam Altman's 'human verification' company thinks its eye-scanning orbs could solve ticket scalpingwww.engadget.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square92linkfedilink
minus-squarerose56@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoOr control the prices so people don’t overpay.
minus-squaredetren@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoTicketSwap does this and works with the venues I think.
minus-squaredeathbird@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThey already do that to a degree. The problem is that scalpers buy up all the tickets and then over charge people on the secondary market.
minus-squaredeathbird@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoScalping is reselling goods on the secondary market for more than you bought them at the source?
Or control the prices so people don’t overpay.
TicketSwap does this and works with the venues I think.
They already do that to a degree. The problem is that scalpers buy up all the tickets and then over charge people on the secondary market.
Secondary market? Like what?
Scalping is reselling goods on the secondary market for more than you bought them at the source?