{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/570940.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":570940,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Bring into place a law that governs the resale of items at extortionate prices","background":"Prohibit the excessively inflated resale prices of items online. Bring into place a law governing ‘scalpers’. People genuinely want to buy items and wait for hours in a queue for a genuine purchase only to find that the item is sold out when they finally get on the site but resold for 2x the price.","additional_details":"People are fed up.\r\n\r\nIt’s not fair. \r\n\r\nIt’s taking money away from the manufacturer and distributor and the British economy and putting it into these ‘scalpers’ pockets.\r\n\r\nStop it now!!!","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"created_at":"2021-01-19T10:52:28.774Z","updated_at":"2021-01-25T14:57:12.982Z","rejected_at":"2021-01-25T14:57:12.984Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2021-01-19T11:00:57.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/561986"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}