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Ticket scalpers are way better at buying Olivia Rodrigo tickets than the rest of us

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Sep 29, 2023

Ticketmaster's Verified Fan system was meant to reduce scalping. But Jason Koebler at 404 Media says it may have done just the opposite.

Scalpers have "basically figured out every restriction that Ticketmaster has and then have figured out a way to circumvent it," says Jason Koebler at 404 Media. Above, Olivia Rodrigo in performance.

Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

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