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The BIG Ticket: The Masters

Hi! I kept my head down about The Masters and the ticket story that Darren Rovell and Scott Friedman seem to have been on top of all week. Then, I read a piece about personalities from Ted Gioia this morning. The Honest Broker Is This the Dominant Personality Type of Our Time? Filmmaker Sergio Leone […]

The BIG Ticket: DC Wants to Crack Down on “Spec Tickets” and More!

Hi! Before I get into today’s story, I received a pitch for the podcast about doing a “touring 101” episode. Is that something of interest to you? Loading… DC rolls out a bill to crack down on “spec” tickets and more: This is from around my way. A reader asked what I thought of this. […]

The BIG Ticket: Brokers are Bad. Unless?!

Hi! I’m in Upstate NY for a few days. Spring Break! Hello to all the new subscribers. Thanks to Scott Friedman for plugging the newsletter and sharing some of my notes about the StubHub S-1. I’ve gone through three edits of my analysis of the S-1. I may get it out today. Maybe tomorrow. While […]

The BIG Ticket: Vivid Seats Releases Fourth Quarter Results

Fuck! I bought some stock in Vivid Seats a few years ago. At $10.55. It is at $3.70 right this second. Nothing huge. I just like to have a touch of skin in the game. This is why I don’t buy individual stocks very often! (Not investment advice.) This week, Vivid released its Fourth Quarter […]

February 24, 2025
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Hi! Fighting a cold today. So I am getting here later than normal. Last week, I had a few things I was looking into because people sent me notes. Then, one floating around the ‘Talking Tickets Slack Channel’ made it onto Twitter. This built off of Friday’s note about antitrust enforcement. And, some questions folks […]

December 14, 2023
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Hi! Share Talking Tickets! You know me: I’m always looking for an opportunity. I was excited to do a little research for my upcoming secondary market conversation and talk about things ticket brokers love to see when a show goes on-sale when I found this interview with Zac Leigh of Tixel. What drew me in were […]

December 14, 2023
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(The picture is of Baby Macky after he had found us two tickets on “the walk”.) That’s the question that someone dropped into my inbox after the recent piece I wrote about True Ticket’s report on the secondary market around the world. That got me thinking about the question. I’m going to do a special holiday edition […]

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The BIG Ticket: The Masters

The BIG Ticket: DC Wants to Crack Down on “Spec Tickets” and More!

The BIG Ticket: Brokers are Bad. Unless?!

The BIG Ticket: Vivid Seats Releases Fourth Quarter Results

The BIG Ticket: Rumors Say: StubHub Could Buy Vivid Seats?

Resale as a Service?!

“What Do Scalpers Love to See in a Ticket On-Sale?”

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