Taylor Swift has released a new batch of $16 “No View” tickets ahead of her final three shows in Vancouver next month.
Given her huge fan following, the pop star delighted her fans as they can now buy tickets that will allow them to sit backstage.
Reacting to the news, fans shared mixed views with one saying: “Imagine paying $15 for a seat with no view and still hearing the best concert of your life.”
“I need to go,” another X user wrote, while a third said, “The vibes are real.”
Swifties upset with ticket smugglers reselling concert tickets for more than $1,000
However, ticket sellers have already bought the tickets and are reselling them for more than $1,000, leading some Swifties to express outrage after discovering that tickets were being resold for more than $1,638.
He wrote indignantly that “scalpers got everything” and “the resale of tickets should be banned.”
One fan responded, “Holy crap, anyone who bought $15 tickets to Taylor Swift’s Backstage Show in Vancouver and is now reselling them for over a thousand dollars, I hope you’re amazed. “
“They have already been snatched up and listed on resale sites. I was in the queue and was thrown out saying it was an online sale. StubHub had about 200 tickets listed for resale last night and that number has doubled in the last hour,” said another.
“But now people are selling them again for thousands of dollars so what does that mean’; A third user added, “And a lot of people are already on StubHub for $1k.”
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Police make arrest in investigation of Taylor Swift fake ticket scam
The accused made tickets available for Swift using the Facebook Marketplace alias “Dennis Blackhawk.”‘S Toronto concert. While dealing with the victims, the accused offered different date options and seat locations for the concerts after fixing the price. But the accused informed the victims that tickets would not be issued until a few days before the concert.
However, the victims discovered on the day of the concert that the tickets had not been transferred to their accounts. According to Toronto police, when he asked for a refund, the accused claimed he “ran out of money.”
According to a police press release, approximately 28 victims paid approximately $70,000 for the fraudulent tickets.
Additionally, the accused, identified as Burlington resident Dennis Tisore, is charged with fraud over $5,000, possession of property acquired through crime over $5,000, 32 counts of fraud under $5,000 and criminal mischief. There are 32 charges of obtaining property in a short period of time through activity. $5,000.
He is expected to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on January 10, 2025.