Make it illegal for event/concert tickets to be resold for more than face value

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

There is nothing more frustrating than finding your favourite artists tickets have sold out in minutes, and are being resold on for a much greater amount than the face value. We want to support the artist, not ticket touts.
Below are examples of the profits being made in reselling tickets

I have looked at the most recent sell out which is Ed Sheeran. His tickets ranged from £44-£77. I looked at the selling websites to show how much people are selling tickets for:

Gumtree: 2 x tickets in Dublin for £2,000
Seatwave: 1 x ticket in Glasgow, ranging from £190-£515
GetMeIn: 1 x ticket in Manchester, ranging from £132-£550

People are not getting the opportunity to go to an event due to ticket touts making it impossible to buy. It needs to be made illegal for any profit to be made.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Make it illegal for event tickets to be sold at more than Face Value.

Timeline

3 Feb 2017	Petition opened for signatures
8 Feb 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Feb 2017

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