Rejected petition Stricter regulations for concert ticket re-sale prices.

Many tickets for concerts and shows will be bought in bulk as soon as they are available, to then be re-sold on partner sites at a grossly inflated cost. There needs to be limits/restrictions in place to prevent the ridiculously inflated re-sale prices of tickets.

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Ed Sheeran fans are furious as tickets offered for up to £1,000 each... minutes after going on sale:
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/ed-sheeran-tickets-resale-anger-12546286.amp?client=safari

Theatres struggle with ticket resale at inflated prices:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25849543

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do to restrict the reselling of tickets.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/177071

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Date submitted 2 February 2017
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