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> For consumers, the change will be a mixed blessing. Less desirable
> tickets will be cheaper, while hot ones will be more expensive but
> easier to come by if you're willing to pay the price. Season and
> series ticket-holders will find it easier to unload the tickets they
> never wanted anyway, or find someone to buy their ticket when the
> Yo-Yo Ma concert turns out to conflict with back-to-school night.

This is a total crock.  The idea of "market pricing" always seems great
for the top seats but never gets implemented anywhere else.  There's
always going to be a price floor.

The times "market price" is less than face are when supply of
*already-purchased* tickets is greater than demand.

-Glenn