New Zealand’s Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says there is no need for new laws targeting scalpers despite tickets to the Super Rugby final fetching up to $1500 online.
Scalpers are hawking tickets to the Hurricanes versus Highlanders final on Saturday night ‑ cashing in on the desperation of genuine fans who missed out during regular sales.
About 30,000 tickets were snapped up, with 26,000 selling in less than a minute.
Tickets appeared on Trade Me soon after the general sale, which was immediately met with outrage from other users of the site.
The Hurricanes said they would cancel any tickets believed to have been scalped to this weekend's Super Rugby final.
Ticket scalpers have targeted rugby fans with children, with some reselling a child's ticket for almost 10 times its original price on Trade Me.
One child ticket on the site is being sold for $200, around six to 10 times its original price on Trade Me.
Official ticket prices for a child would normally be around $20 to $30.
For an adult these ranged from $35 to $75.
The Hurricanes office contacted Trade Me last night and asked the company not to support the resale of finals tickets at an inflated price.
The Hurricanes take on the Highlanders in the Super Rugby final at 7.35pm this Saturday.
Source: NZ Herald
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