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Posted: 2023-06-29 23:41:37

Missed out on Taylor Swift tickets this week? Of course, you did! So, here's how to avoid getting scammed on the resale.

This week Ticketek reported that 4 million people logged on to pre-sales to try and nab the 450,000-odd tickets to the Australian leg of the musician's Eras Tour.

And advantageous scalpers are already trying to take advantage of die-hard Swifties.

Shortly after the AMEX pre-sale on Monday, where only the $1,200 and $900 VIP packages were available, secondary resale platforms were already hocking tickets for more than $3,000 a pop.

But these tickets don't even exist yet.

According to Frontier Touring, all Australian tickets to the Eras Tour will be suppressed until a week before the gigs in an effort to clamp down on scalping.

"Obviously, people are trying to sell the promise of a ticket which is a very dangerous proposition," Choice spokesperson Jarni Blakkarly told ABC News.

"There's a real risk and danger from these ticket reselling websites. We've also had multiple reports of people buying scalped tickets to tours in the past and the tickets being faked or cancelled or them being turned away at the venue."

Scalping not a new problem in Australia

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