People on the street: Concert ticket prices

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With the recent furore over the dynamic pricing of Oasis tickets, we went out onto the streets of Manchester to ask people their opinions on ticket sales for concerts and whether consumers were protected enough.

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00:00Hi, I'm Theo with Manchester World. Today I'm out on the streets of Manchester asking people about dynamic ticket pricing.

00:05Now, as ever since the Oasis gig, it's been sort of in the mind of the nation, really.

00:10People buying tickets right at the beginning of the sale, bought them for significantly cheaper than those buying at the end.

00:15We want to know if people think that's fair, and what should be done to control it.

00:19I don't think it's fair. I think it's all I've ever known.

00:21Now, like, ticket pricing in Liverpool, it's always in tears.

00:27So if it's not selling well, they'll just keep it at, like, the cheapest level.

00:30And if it starts selling well, they'll just start knocking it up bit by bit.

00:34I don't think it's fair, but I mean, if they're popular, then obviously people, they're going to want to make more money from it.

00:40So, yeah.

00:41I think it's making more money, though, and I feel like it's just, like, taking advantage of people who are willing to spend that much money.

00:48I think it's topped.

00:51Like, it's just, it's stupid to, like, advertise it as a price, and then because it's in demand, whack it up.

00:57Like, it's not, it's not very ethical, moral.

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