eBay sues Big Day Out over ticket anti-scalping
Published December 5th, 2006
Auction site eBay is reportedly suing the organisers of the Big Day Out concert tour over their new anti-scalping ticket policy.
eBay claims the promoters are breaching trades practices legislation by tightening their ticketing conditions, News Ltd reports.
The changes mean Big Day Out tickets brought from eBay will not be valid if promoters can track down the reseller through ticket numbers, ticketing agencies or credit card details, and void the tickets.
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