UK Watchdog Warns Of Ticket Rip Offs

The UK’s Office of Fair Trading says that ticket resellers are often gouging customers with fees up to 600 percent of ticket face value. “Some reputable agents add 67 per cent to the face value of pop concert tickets bought on the internet while additional charges of 40 per cent are not uncommon, the report found. One in three people surveyed by the OFT during its seven-month investigation complained that booking fees for concerts, theatre and sports events had been higher than expected.”