Tourney Video: Revolutionizing the Ticket Scalping Business

As long as professional sports have existed, so too has the “secondary” market for ticket sales. Need a ticket to big game…but it’s sold out? Rest assured there will be a few people standing on the corner trying to solve your problem for a tidy sum.

Of course in order to sell you tickets, the professional sidewalk “broker” must first accumulate them himself. And the preferred tool of that trade is their trusty business partner, the standard “I NEED TICKETS” sign.  It’s simple and effective, and it certainly expresses their intent without coming off as too desperate.

But like any other industry, the only way to improve it is to continually be looking for new innovations.  During JoeSportsFan.com’s trip to the Final Four this weekend as part of Yardbarker’s Journey to the Tourney sponsored by Champion, we toyed around with a few suggestions for the pros to run with…

You’re welcome, scalpers.

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