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flag Reseller bots buy concert tickets instantly, driving up prices and blocking fans, prompting legal action and calls for reform.

flag Reseller bots are disrupting the concert ticket market by rapidly buying tickets seconds after they go on sale, leading to inflated prices on resale sites and leaving fans unable to attend events they paid for. flag Venues like Maine’s State Theatre detect bot activity through early "spec tickets" or bulk purchases, forcing staff to manually cancel fraudulent transactions. flag Critics blame platforms like Ticketmaster and StubHub for enabling the practice, with the FTC and seven states suing Ticketmaster over allegations it profits from bot-driven resale and colludes with resellers—claims the company denies, citing over a billion dollars spent on anti-bot technology. flag Economists argue the secondary market corrects mispricing in the primary market, where low artist-set prices create artificial scarcity and drive up demand. flag For those avoiding bots and fees, buying in person at a box office remains an option, though it’s limited and requires planning.

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