Ticket Scalpers Feel The Squeeze Of Online Sellers

Tickets for Penguins’ Stanley Cup games are in high demand in the Steel City. So, scalpers outside Mellon Arena should be rolling in dough, right?

Well, not exactly - thanks to the Internet.

Pittsburgh Penguins mascot Iceburgh

(Iceburgh outside trying to score some primo seats)

The PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE reports how guys selling seats outside the arena are getting scuttled by online ticket brokers like StubHub.

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NCAA Getting In On Ticket Scalping For Final Four

Tired of scalpers bleeding Final Four fans dry with escalated ticket prices, the NCAA is doing something about it - by scalping the seats themselves.

Final Four Tickets

The LOS ANGELES TIMES reports that the athletic organization has arranged deals with online ticket resellers “in a bid to share in the wealth being created as Final Four tickets change hands in the secondary market.” And it’s not just seats that they’re selling. Read more…