TFBOYS Concert "Strong Real Name" Exists in Name, scalpers 20 times the price for ticket scalpers Concert | Platform | scalpers

The "TFBOYS Ten Year Promise" concert of the popular group TFBOYS announced that as the group's 10th anniversary performance, thousands of fans are looking forward to the concert, but also anxious about the upcoming ticket sales. According to the ticketing platform, seat selection is not supported for this concert, and real name viewing is required. The platform does not support gifting or resale, and entry requires matching facial features, identification documents, and ticket information. The official ticketing platform is restricted by a "strong real name" system, while scalpers increase their ticket prices by about 20 times due to the difficulty of purchasing tickets. A large number of "senior" agents are also competing on social media platforms, claiming that a team of tens of thousands of people are working together to grab tickets, with a success rate of 99%. The agent is charging a starting fee of 3000 yuan.

The invitation letter was fried to 40000 yuan

After a month of preheating, the "TFBOYS Ten Year Promise" concert was officially announced to be scheduled for August 6th.

Under the spotlight of idols about to team up and return to the concert stage, there has been a heated discussion among fans, but it has also led to a growing number of ticket waiting teams.

Under the topic of TFBOYS related Weibo, the discussion of fans meeting up to support was overwhelmed by a large number of scalpers claiming to be senior ticketing staff.

Ensure that there are tickets available, seats can be selected in the front row, and seats can be connected... Most scalper ticket sales posts contain such keywords. The original ticket price of 580-2013 yuan is quoted at 40000 yuan in the first row of the infield in the hands of scalpers, and a deposit of 10000 yuan is required to ensure consecutive seats, but it is equivalent to a ticket price increase of about 20 times.

The ticketing platform shows that the "TFBOYS Ten Year Promise" concert does not support self selection of seats and requires real name registration for entry, and follows the rule of one ticket, one certificate for viewers. During ticket verification, the facial information, identification documents, seats, and paper ticket information of the audience entering the venue will be compared. Only after all information is confirmed to be consistent can entry be allowed. Meanwhile, after purchasing tickets with real name on the platform, the purchased tickets do not support gifting or resale.

"Isn't it a forced real name ticket purchase, and there hasn't been an invoice issued yet? Where did all these scalpers come from?" Fan Meng Zhi expressed doubts about scalpers.

Beijing Business Daily reporters contacted multiple scalpers, and scalpers A stated that they do not hold traditional tickets, but rather the "invitation letter" for the concert, which is an internal ticket. After paying the ticket price, the buyer's personal information will be entered, and then the electronic ticket information can be seen in the ticket folder of the ticket purchasing platform.

"Except that the payment is made to us and we input the information, the rest is no different from buying tickets on the ticketing platform, receiving tickets for express delivery, or watching performances," said the scalper.

In addition, scalpers B told Beijing Business Daily reporters, "The fans who inquired these days have been in batches one after another. Many people want to wait until July 24th when the official invoice is issued before deciding whether to purchase the 'invitation letter', but I always replied that the price of the 'invitation letter' will increase after tomorrow's ticket grabbing.".

Huangniu C, on the other hand, stated that the pricing for the 2013 yuan price range is in five digits and specific numbers and location information are not disclosed. Before the official invoice is issued, multiple consumer quotes will be collected, and the higher priced ones will be eligible to purchase the "invitation letter" first.

The agent claims a success rate of 99%

While scalpers are busy raising ticket prices, ticket agents are also frantically soliciting activity through social media platforms.

"Add 3000 yuan to the stand seat and 5000 yuan to the infield. The success rate of the team of 10000 people is 99%, and if it fails, it will be refunded." A generation of robbers made an offer to the reporter of Beijing Business Daily and said that the ID number, name, and phone number should be noted when placing an order. On the day of ticket grabbing, attention should be paid to the information about the robbery, and mobile phone verification code should be provided according to actual needs.

"Generally speaking, proxy grabbing refers to themselves as experienced fans, but are fans willing to sell the tickets they finally managed to grab? Moreover, it takes a lot of effort to grab a ticket, but there is no limit to the number of orders that proxy grabbing can accept," said fan Lv Qing.

In addition, a reporter from Beijing Business Daily also noticed that a certain representative posted on their social media circle stating that there were only 10 spots available, and they would stop accepting orders if they were full. Currently, there is only one left, which is first come, first served. That night, the representative announced that they were full. And the same post appeared again the next day, with only one spot left.

It is worth pondering that scalpers and proxy snatchers are essentially active in the secondary market of ticketing, but both sides have hostility towards each other.

Several scalpers told Beijing Business Daily reporters, "It's too exaggerated for 2 million people to grab tickets, and proxy grabbing cannot be achieved." However, proxy grabbing said, "scalpers also do proxy grabbing. We can guarantee to refund proxy grabbing fees, and platform transactions are much more reliable than them."

Regarding the issue of tickets for the "TFBOYS Ten Year Promise" concert, a reporter from Beijing Business Daily contacted the agency Beijing Times Fengjun Cultural and Art Development Co., Ltd., but as of the time of publication, no response has been received.

The breakthrough of "strong real name"

Performance industry analyst Li Xinyu said that "strong real name" can reduce scalpers hoarding a large number of tickets, but it has established efficient ticket grabbing methods through software and other technologies, giving rise to proxy grabbing to cope with "strong real name". Both proxy grabbing and scalper tickets are not officially recognized ticket purchasing channels. Once payment is made and the performance cannot be watched normally, it is very difficult for consumers to recover their losses.

At the same time, a scalper bluntly stated, "Serious ticketing is rarely traded on platforms."

When a reporter from Beijing Business Daily asked, what should I do if I don't use a second-hand trading platform and pay money but don't get it? The other party stated that the time interval was very short and there was no deposit. They paid in full and sent a QR code. After filling in their personal information, they could directly see the viewing information through the official ticketing channel. The reason for not trading through the platform is to worry that consumers may apply for a refund after the ticket is shipped, which may cause them losses.

If the ticket is purchased according to the scalper's process, it means that the scalper has direct control over the consumer's personal information and tens of thousands of yuan in ticket payments, but whether ticket transactions can be realized depends on the scalper's initiative. "We rely on verbal promises for ticketing," said the scalper.

Jiang Benwei, a partner at Beijing Gaowen Law Firm, pointed out that real name registration is an important ticketing method and means to combat scalpers. In this situation, consumers inform scalpers of their identity information and verification code without authorization, which may lead to the possibility of their identity information being used for other activities. Therefore, consumers should be cautious when providing identity information and verification code to others.

Jiang Benwei mentioned that scalper trading itself is an illegal transaction. If a deposit is prepaid through payment software privately, if the ticket cannot be obtained, it will not be protected by the transaction rules of the legitimate trading platform. It will be difficult to recover the deposit in a timely manner through equal and established rules, and even the ticket and money may be empty.

"If there is a situation where both the ticket and the money are empty, consumers can protect their rights through civil litigation and reporting to the public security organs. However, the prerequisite for protecting their rights through the above channels is that consumers can accurately provide the valid identity information of scalpers, otherwise it will be difficult to recover losses in a timely manner." Jiang Benwei said.