An educated consumer can be armed and dangerous. Educate yourself through these links. Be armed with the facts and then be very dangerous by sending e-mails to all of those in high places and put an end to ticket scalping and the worse fleecing of the American Public ever. This one really burns me: Gov. Jesse Ventura says "scalping is a victimless crime". Let him pay the big bucks then. See Minnesota page for more.

Extensive document on ticket scalping - why ticket scalping is a crime. Who is getting the "ice" and how it can be stopped. From the office of the New York Attorney General.

Company that proposes "legal scalping" by raising ticket prices and giving the artist a portion of the profits. So tell us SFX what DID happen to those tickets?

Police successfully stop scalping - IT CAN BE DONE

What happened when the Police successfully stopped scalping

NY Attorney General investigates why the concert sold out in 10 minutes. Investigates other concerts. Why were they the only state? (See next link - this is why)

04-28-2000 Detroit News $110 Red Wings Tickets for $600 each on a local web site. Det Police office says it is a violation of city ordinance and then says Go Wings.

Ticketmaster owned by co-founder of Microsoft. Pearl Jam lawsuit.

Texas Judge arrested for ticket scalping

Legal Scalping? Link to LA Times Article about "in house" ticket scalping, phantom seats and "missing" tickets.

Response by SFX to LA Times Article