tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post5253679512122283429..comments2024-02-25T08:38:48.400+00:00Comments on Ian Walker’s blog: Ticket toutsIan Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04238484638393249191noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-23645391083075683162008-07-13T23:23:00.000+01:002008-07-13T23:23:00.000+01:00Hello Ian , Very interesting thoughts. Take a peek...Hello Ian , Very interesting thoughts. Take a peek at my recent blog down memory lane about my own ticket touting in the early 1980's.<BR/><BR/>David Roberts <BR/><BR/>www.variationanddeviation.blogspot.comDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488959766045858839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-42792269159085481522008-04-22T11:10:00.000+01:002008-04-22T11:10:00.000+01:00That's a good point about the supermarkets! I didn...That's a good point about the supermarkets! I didn't really mean the comparison to be totally direct; rather, I was trying to suggest that it's odd for people to be all "SHOCK HORROR!" about touts running businesses to making a profit when in fact that's all any business does.Ian Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05112106400618895523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-535955433685226359.post-83254840200567509332008-04-22T11:05:00.000+01:002008-04-22T11:05:00.000+01:00Yes . . . and no.I'm 100% behind you on the issue ...Yes . . . and no.<BR/><BR/>I'm 100% behind you on the issue of touts - it's the best example of supply & demand economics, with the punter acting as a perfect economic agent that I can think of. If people are daft enough to shell out a Grand to see Led Zep, then good luck to 'em. I'll get up the CD, and with the change buy a new set of wheels :) Sometimes the supply & demand works the other way around too, and you can also pick up some great bargains from touts on the day - like the time we got three front row seats for a Five Nations match in Paris, for little more than the price of a couple of beers.<BR/><BR/>But the supermarket comparison is different. With their control over the supply chain & producers, and their vast market shares, they scare the bejasus out of me. When the revolution comes, they'll definitely be amongst the first up against the wall.<BR/><BR/>Vive la Révolution mon frère!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com