First there was Stub Hub, now teams scalp own tickets

"The Chicago White Sox are launching a plan to scalp tickets to several premium games this season. Tickets for premium lower box seats to 46 prime and premier games are going to be auctioned off on the team’s website,

• with opening bids at $65 and $80 respectively per ticket. The team is trying to spin this as “an exciting new opportunity for the fans” because these seats were previously not available to the general public. It neatly skirts around the real issue: the White Sox have begun scalping their own tickets"...(recapturing the secondary market from MLB approved Stub Hub)...

"Across town, the Chicago Cubs are pondering a similar move. With the new construction of 70 seats around the bullpen in Wrigley Field comes the opportunity for additional ticket sales. The Cubs will be auctioning off these seats to the highest bidder in the coming weeks. It is unclear whether the auction would be for the season or per game at this time."...

• From TicketNews.com by Brian Thompson, "White Sox, Cubs Look to Scalp Tickets," 1/28/08

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