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Nov 2022
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Ticket scalpers and the Taylor Swift fia...

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For most people, buying scalped tickets may be the only way to see Taylor Swift's Eras tour. Thanks, Ticketmaster. But economically speaking, the resale market is more complicated than it seems.

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