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Baseball in America Tour - Scalpers

"Ticket scalpers: turning your dream game into a wallet nightmare since forever. Want to pay double for nosebleeds? They've got you covered!"

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Ticket scalping, the practice of reselling tickets at higher prices, continues to be a prevalent at baseball games and other major events in 2024. Despite various efforts to curb this practice, scalpers still operate both physically near stadiums and digitally through online platforms. This was one of my favorite stories I wrote back in 2014.

Originally Published September 9th, 2014

"Don't tell me how to run my business" the guy said after I waved him off when he told me the price of the ticket.  He wanted $30 for a $34 ticket.  "I can buy a ticket for $24 at the ticket window" I retorted and started walking away, I apparently insulted him with my offer of $20.  "No, you can't, cheapest is $32" he said defiantly, the guy was starting to get under my skin.  He was showing everyone around how much of an idiot I was, "you are a jerk" I said scornfully as I walked across the street, I was feeling goofy about the amount of attention that was draw to him and me.  His aggressive sales approa…

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