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Recent Examples of scalper
And go in with realistic expectations about scalper activity, because if the show is in high demand, bots will be competing too.
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Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
The massive demand led to ticketing websites crashing and wait times exceeding an hour, while scalper listings on websites such as eBay saw some tickets being resold for up to $1,500.
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Alex Ritman,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Expect to see some scalper prices drop Tuesday as the concert’s start time approaches.
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Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2026
By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.
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Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
The massive demand led to ticketing websites crashing and wait times exceeding an hour, while scalper listings on websites such as eBay saw some tickets being resold for up to $1,500.
—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Expect to see some scalper prices drop Tuesday as the concert’s start time approaches.
—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2026
By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.
—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalper
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Fifty years and thousands of runs later, six of the original players still take to the diamond nearly every Sunday, swinging for the fences.
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Oracle Park’s spacious dimensions and San Francisco’s chilly climate have suppressed home runs for more than two decades, but this was a true no-doubt blast that cleared the left-center field fence by plenty of feet.
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Australians pay some of the world’s highest prices for cocaine, which makes Australia a lucrative market for drug traffickers.
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That scheme is part of a wide-ranging drug case that involves members of The Bahamas’ security forces and an alleged Colombian cocaine trafficker.
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For example, when Rhode Islanders complained about how the British ship Gaspee was attacking their ships without mercy in its hunt for smugglers, the Royal Navy waved away the colonial government.
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To get there, Sodais climbed mountains in the snow, moved from border to border with the help of smugglers, got captured a dozen times and spent time in jail.
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New stops and set-ups for traders and investors who took our calls in Interactive Brokers (IBKR) , Caterpillar (CAT) and Delta (DAL) .
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The fear of missing out often pushes traders to pile into buzzy memecoins or the newest, hottest token.
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Working primarily in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Reeves tracked down murderers, thieves, bootleggers and other outlaws across a vast and often dangerous frontier.
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Stock car racing's origins trace back to the Prohibition era when bootleggers raced modified cars.
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Of course, not every fencer will pay full price to attend.
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The rise of K-pop rapper Jackson Wang, who was a competitive fencer before turning his attention to music, has also spurred awareness of the sport among Gen Z and Gen Alpha.
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While the online retailer is serving up some excellent K-beauty deals—up to 40% off markdowns—our beauty editors are most excited about Medicube deals.
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From manufacturers and farmers to retailers and exporters, businesses across the country benefit when goods move reliably through a modern, unconstrained network.
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Austria and Algeria’s match is even cheaper on reseller websites.
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Ticket reseller and prize scams can land in your email inbox or messaging apps like Telegram.
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“Scalper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalper. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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