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RSS FeedsMLSE imposes 30 per cent scalper surcharge on Leafs and Raptors season ticket holders deemed to be reselling their seats
(The Star Food)

 
 

16 april 2018 11:49:52

 
MLSE imposes 30 per cent scalper surcharge on Leafs and Raptors season ticket holders deemed to be reselling their seats
(The Star Food)
 


As the Leafs and Raptors embark on playoff runs that promise to push ticket prices into the stratosphere, the teams’ owner is muscling in on profits from the scalping of its own seats.Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment is doing this by imposing a higher price on hundreds of regular-season ticket holders they believe are scalpers.Some ticket holders say MLSE is penalizing them even though they’re not in the reselling business but only occasionally posting their unused seats for sale.The price hikes will apply to thousands of seats in the Air Canada Centre starting next regular season.An ongoing Toronto Star/CBC investigation into online ticket scalping has learned that MLSE issued invoices to season ticket holders it has deemed “commercial” resellers, demanding between 32 per cent and 37 per cent in markups — ranging from $2,000 to $8,000 for a pair of seats. MLSE doesn’t call this a surcharge; the company says it’s simply cancelling the discount that season ticket holders normally get.“MLSE believes that commercial resellers are in the business of reselling tickets and should pay the full cost of their season seat memberships. Season seat members who buy tickets primarily for their personal use should be rewarded for their loyalty as true fans with a pricing discount and other benefits,” said Dave Haggith, an MLSE spokesperson.MLSE’s scalper surcharge is part of a larger phenomenon, in which sports franchises are moving in on the scalping market.A recent Star/CBC investigation found the Toronto Blue Jays have struck their own deal with StubHub, the world’s largest online ticket reseller, which gives the club an undisclosed percentage of every Jays ticket sold on the site.The Star and CBC reviewed a dozen Leafs and Raptors invoices and spoke with five season ticket holders hit with the scalper surcharge. They say MLSE’s move to crack down on scalping does nothing to help fans get tickets and ...


 
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