Proponents of dynamic pricing have often argued that prices adjusted to market demand are more honest than artificial face values that simply transfer profit to scalpers rather than to artists or event organizers.
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Corey Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
As face values have increased in recent decades, fees imposed by Ticketmaster have increased, too.
Halverson came to understand that many Fridley families held those same values.
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Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Now Kalshi has launched a new category that will let users bet on phenomena like the prices of individual artworks at auction as well as total sales values at particular art auctions.
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