| Suppose there is a concert or show running on | | | | for the preferred seats, by shelling out some extra |
| Broadway that you wish to see. But the tickets are | | | | dollars. |
| sold out. What will you do? Contact the concert | | | | It is still debatable, whether it is appropriate to grant |
| ticket broker, of course! | | | | permission to ticket brokers to carry on their |
| Earlier I used to wonder, how a ticket broker | | | | activities. Ask any ticket broker about the legitimacy |
| manages to get tickets when the house is already | | | | of their work and he or she will retort by saying that |
| full. Now, I know the secret behind the working of a | | | | they are doing business, which is everyone' s right, |
| broker. He or she employs outside sources that | | | | and are just making the most of the "market |
| purchase the tickets from him or her. On a usual | | | | scenario", something that every business person |
| show day, when the tickets go on sale initially, the | | | | does. |
| sources working for the broker buy the tickets | | | | Let's leave this debate to the state authorities and |
| before anyone else. Once the tickets are bought, | | | | other people concerned about this issue. For the |
| there are sold a higher price to the disappointed fans | | | | theatre fans, ticket brokers are a boon! Had it not |
| that could not get tickets from direct means. | | | | been for the brokers, a large number of people |
| Now, this kind of activity has alerted the | | | | would have missed their favorite show or concert. |
| government. Is there anything fishy going on out | | | | Ask any theatre fan about what they think about |
| there? Not really! But the concept doesn't click with | | | | concert ticket broker and they will be all praise for |
| the authorities. There is much state regulation on the | | | | them. They are hardly concerned about how these |
| selling of concert tickets, for a price higher than the | | | | brokers arrange for the tickets. What matters for |
| face value. The set of procedures differ in every | | | | them is that they get a seat in the theatre, to watch |
| state. There are some states that have banned the | | | | their favorite actors perform on stage. |
| working of concert ticket brokers. But thanks to | | | | Ticket brokers, today, have successfully mingled in |
| internet, ticket brokers are very much in existence. | | | | the mainstream business and have become an |
| And thanks to the theatre fans, they are thriving! | | | | indispensable part of show biz. Call them a necessary |
| It's not child's play to sell tickets. One needs to be | | | | evil or whatever, they are going to stay and help |
| updated about the supply and demand. For any | | | | millions of theatre fans gain entry into the theatre. |
| concert or show, there are enough tickets available. | | | | Anybody complaining? |
| However, when the demand for "preferred seats" | | | | Al is the webmaster of the Concert Ticket Broker |
| becomes greater than the supply of available tickets, | | | | site, a New York City entertainment website with |
| the value of those preferred seats shoots up. This is | | | | reviews and news on every event, as well as |
| where a concert ticket broker comes into the scene. | | | | concert ticket broker information. |
| Thus, even though the house is full, you get tickets | | | | |