During the Spring Festival and holiday travel peaks, people often encounter situations where they cannot buy train tickets on the 12306 official website, but they are displayed on some third-party platforms. This has led many to question the source of tickets for these third-party platforms, and has also sparked some discussion about the fairness of the ticketing market.
First of all, for this question, it is important to understand that the ticket source between the third-party platform and 12306** is different. 12306 is the only official ticketing platform of China Railway, and its ticket source comes from the quota and real-time sales data of the railway department. The ticket source on the third-party platform may come from multiple channels, including ** merchants, scalpers, etc. This explains why tickets are not available on 12306, but they are available on some third-party platforms.
Next, let's take a look at these different ticket sources. First of all, the merchant is an important source of tickets on third-party platforms. **Merchants can obtain a certain number of train tickets by partnering with the railway authorities and sell them on their own platforms. These merchants usually get a certain number of train tickets in advance and return the remaining train tickets to the railway authorities after these train tickets are sold out. As a result, during peak periods such as the Spring Festival and holidays, the number of train tickets in the hands of ** merchants may be relatively small, which explains why it is difficult to buy train tickets on these platforms.
In addition, scalper tickets are also an important source of tickets on third-party platforms. Scalpers usually obtain train tickets through various means, such as using software to grab tickets, from passengers**, etc. Scalpers will profit from the train tickets they get on third-party platforms**. Since the number of scalper tickets is difficult to control, this makes it possible that at some point, the number of train tickets displayed on some third-party platforms may be quite different from the actual number.
Therefore, there are some information that we need to pay attention to when buying train tickets. First of all, we need to confirm that the train ticket we have purchased is legitimate. If we have purchased a train ticket on a third-party platform, but we have not received any official or professional confirmation, then we need to be cautious about the legitimacy of this train ticket. Secondly, we need to know how train tickets are selling. If we can't buy train tickets on the 12306 website, but we can buy them on some third-party platforms, it may mean that the number of train tickets on these platforms is limited. Therefore, we need to complete the ticket purchase process as soon as possible so as not to miss the opportunity. Finally, we also need to pay attention to the differences between 12306** and third-party platforms. If we find that the number of train tickets on a third-party platform is inconsistent with that on 12306**, we need to carefully choose the ticket purchase channel to avoid being deceived.
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