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I've been mulling a ticketing system that would somehow prevent this sort of nonsense. It would need to give everyone a reasonable fighting chance, protect against scalpers trying to buy up all the tickets, and also ensure that middle-class fans could still get a chance to see the show (i.e., don't just ratchet up the ticket price until demand equals supply.)
I'm imagining a lottery system, attached to social security number, cell phone number (with a verification code sent,) or whatever a reasonable individual identification equivalent might be. There would be a one-week period to sign up, max two tickets per fan, and purchase price would be collected at that time. If your name is drawn, you get your ticket. If your name is not drawn, your purchase price is donated to any nonprofit charity of your choice, in order to prevent people from purchasing extra "chances" to win with their friends' identities.
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