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Requiring ID prevents scalping because you have to be the person who paid for the ticket in order to use it.

IIRC my last TicketMaster ticket was transferable - there was a webpage where I could change the name. But presumably if one credit card/IP address transferred the majority of its tickets, you could say with some confidence that that person is a scalper and shut them down.

The limit on purchases is reasonably effective, though.




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