Why do scalpers exist?

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-02-01

Singers hold concerts, and there are "scalpers" who resell tickets; Some people want to go to a big hospital to see a doctor and encounter a "scalper" who resells ** bills; Some people want to go home during the Spring Festival, can't buy tickets, and meet "scalpers" who resell train tickets; If someone wants to listen to cross talk, it is still difficult to find a ticket, and they will encounter "scalpers" who resell performance tickets. So, why do "scalpers" exist?

"Scalpers" is commonly known as "ticket sellers". In recent years, the Shanghai dialect has also called "piling molds", and there are more vivid metaphors to call such people "ticket bugs". The existence of scalpers fully verifies the irrationality of the system, otherwise there would not be so many "scalpers". If the unit selling the ticket prepares sufficient bills, will it crack down on "scalpers"? Of course, it's not that simple. "Scalpers" have the soil for their existence, and they will find the loopholes in the system and get into it to make money. Just imagine, a concert ticket is about 500 yuan, and it can be fried for 5,000 yuan after being resold by "scalpers", and even some singer concert tickets are fried to hundreds of thousands, which is sky-high. After all, there are limited seats at the concert, and there are many fans of the singer, and if they want to enter the concert site, they have to achieve a bidding ranking. "Scalpers" have already grabbed a lot of tickets, waiting for people to buy them at a higher price. As a result, concert tickets will rise, and the more scarce they are, the higher they are. So, won't people refuse to go to concerts? Of course not. As long as you are a fan of a singer, you want to meet the singer, see how the singer sings, and even buy gifts and rewards for the singer. They thought that buying a first-class ticket would be regarded as supporting the singer, but in fact, most of the money was earned by the "scalper".

"Scalpers see the limited nature of the seats, so they have to arrange them in advance. In other words, "scalpers" will look at resources and place orders, and will not blindly follow the trend. Just like Apple's new machine on sale, many "scalpers" snatched it and sold it, and even some "scalpers" hoarded tens of thousands of units and made a lot of money by selling them. Of course, there are times when you lose money. It was the newly released mobile phone that was suddenly sold at a reduced price, making the "scalpers" lose all their money. "Scalpers" rush to buy bills and commodities are risky, but they will definitely find out the way, but they may not be able to outperform large enterprises, nor may they be able to outperform the pace of market sales. Many times, "scalpers" make money, otherwise there would be no such profession. The opaque information of the administrative department has given rise to black intermediaries, and black intermediaries are considered "scalpers". They will collude with the inside and outside of the office to collect money from the clerk before they can do things for the clerk. If there is no money to pave the way, the clerk will break his leg. The procedures are complicated, there are many staff, and there are many procedures required, which makes the clerks unbearable. Of course, some units do not have black intermediaries and are very efficient, but as long as there is a unit with low efficiency, it will be criticized and cause a crisis of trust.

Scalpers "regulate the relationship between the clerk and the office, and will collect money to do things, but not the money collected by the staff of the office." "One is willing to fight and one is willing to suffer", there is nothing wrong, perhaps this is the benefit of the market economy. Anything can be taken out**, and any service can be clearly priced**, which is a little convenient for the clerk, and at the same time strengthens the idea of being rich and easy to do. It is difficult for people to do things, but they have not found the right person, if they find a "scalper", it will be easier to do things, but there must be a prerequisite, that is, to pay for things. If the system of the office is transparent, the staff is small, and the service is fair and just, there will be no breeding of "scalpers" who do things for others. However, many units do not have a big tail, and there are not many people who do things normally, and many people who do things through "scalpers". Originally, the work was done in a public process and in accordance with laws and regulations, but after the operation of "scalpers", as long as there is money, it is easy to do things, saving a lot of trouble for the clerks, and of course there will be power rent-seeking, which will breed a large number of corrupt people. It is necessary for the administrative department to come up with transparent rules, the procedures are as simple as possible, and there is no room for "scalpers" to survive, which also reflects the principle of fairness and justice.

The ** bills of large hospitals are resold by "scalpers", but they are only sold to people who are in a hurry to see a doctor. In fact, this kind of selling method conforms to the laws of the market, and is not "one-size-fits-all" by administrative orders. Originally, the medical resources of large hospitals are limited, and not everyone can enjoy them, and people who are in a hurry can't see a doctor, or they can't register and can't see a doctor, so they need to queue up. Generally speaking, there are many people who wait in line for a month to see a doctor, so the limited medical resources are sold out. "Scalpers" will resell ** bills, and will also join forces with some departments of the hospital to let many patients who pay a lot of money see the doctor as soon as possible. It stands to reason that it is appropriate for limited medical resources to be marked, but "scalpers" are not supposed to resell, but a kind of personal reselling, which is considered to be against the principle of hospital fairness. The cost of the hospital itself is not high, and the opportunity to see the doctor is equal, but there are too many patients, and the medical resources are limited, which will cause great difficulties. It is difficult for patients to see a doctor, but as long as they have money, it is not difficult. "Scalpers" survive in the cracks of the system and gain a certain space for survival.

"scalpers" will also resell tickets for cross talk performances, and will even greet the actors who speak cross talk, asking them to reveal some information about the performance. Of course, "scalpers" don't necessarily listen to cross talk, but just resell tickets to listen to cross talk to those who need to listen to cross talk. The profession of "scalper" has existed since ancient times, but now there are more of them. If there were not so few high-quality resources and the principles of work were open and transparent, "scalpers" would not survive. In fact, high-quality resources have always been scarce, and they have always been obtained at a higher price, which is much better than not being able to obtain them at a higher price, right? Doing things is hidden, and engaging in power rent-seeking is not a long-term thing. In this way, the "scalpers" will survive, and they will move to all walks of life and make a lot of profits.

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