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Concert Prices Surge as Queue Grows?

Choice reports Ticketmaster uses dynamic pricing and 'in demand' tags to inflate prices. Example: John Farnham tribute tickets reached $1,650; adjacent NRL seats differed by $50. Ticketmaster claims prices are set by organizers, not algorithms reacting to real-time queues.

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  • Choice reports Ticketmaster uses dynamic pricing and 'in demand' tags to inflate prices.
  • Example: John Farnham tribute tickets reached $1,650; adjacent NRL seats differed by $50.
  • Ticketmaster claims prices are set by organizers, not algorithms reacting to real-time queues.

Unknown or unverified

  • 动态定价的具体算法逻辑是否如平台所述完全独立于排队行为,还是存在隐性关联。
  • 禁止动态定价后,剩余票价的分配机制(如抽签或固定高价)对消费者的实际影响。

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