Ticket Scalping An American History, 1850-2005

Name: Ticket Scalping An American History, 1850-2005
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ISBN: 9780786428052

ISBN-10: 0786428058

ISBN-13: 9780786428052

Edition: 2007

Authors: Kerry Segrave

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Ticket scalping is as much an American staple as apple pie. Beginning as early as the mid?1800s, scalpers, known as ?sidewalk men, ? were charging all the traffic would bear for event tickets. Although these speculators were generally viewed as pariahs, legal attempts to limit their activities were far from successful. Over the years, as moral objections to scalping dimmed, the public became more tolerant as the practice became increasingly prevalent. This volume details the ways in which scalping has changed over the years from a one-man business to an agency-controlled enterprise. The book examines the general situation, public opinion and legal perception of scalping for four distinct…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 11/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 268
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English




The general situation, 1850-1899



Laws, arrests, police, courts, 1850-1899



Scalpers, 1850-1899



War on scalpers, or collusion, 1850-1899



The general situation, 1900-1917



Laws, arrests, police, courts, 1900-1917



War on scalpers, or collusion, 1900-1917



Sports, 1900-1917



The general situation, 1918-1949



Agencies, 1918-1949



Laws, arrests, police, courts, 1918-1949



Government probes, 1918-1949



War on scalpers, or collusion, 1918-1949



Sports, 1918-1949



The general situation, 1950-2005



Laws, arrests, police, courts, 1950-2005



Government probes, 1950-2005



Sports, 1950-2005



Concerts, 1950-2005



Conclusion