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Gary Justus of Evergreen writes:

Your editorial “Is Scalping So Bad” (October 25) may make sense to those who believe that the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club doesn’t encourage scalping, but in fact it does—or did until all post season tickets were sold. On October 14 the Rockies website listed ticket prices for all series games and just above that was a link to the “Ticket Marketplace” where season ticket holders could buy and sell to the rest of us their tickets at hugely inflated prices. It’s run by StubHub, an online ticket broker, under contract with the Rockies, and states “GET POSTSEASON TICKETS THROUGH TICKET MARKETPLACE-Get tickets directly from season ticketholders! You can get the best seats in the house. It’s convenient, easy and safe! Visit the Ticket Marketplace ”
This arrangement seems to violate the Denver ordinance Section 7-293 that requires the Rockies, their agents and employees to “refuse to recognize, honor or receive any ticket of admission purchased…at a premium over the regular price.” Of course the Rockies have “knowledge of the unlawful purchase of such ticket” since they have the ability to see these tickets advertised by section, row and seat on StubHub. The Rockies clearly sponsor and endorse scalping!
The “Ticket Marketplace” link is now gone, but the Rockies are already culpable and should be taken to task by the Rocky Mountain News and investigated by the Denver city attorney.

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READER COMMENTS

I think the Rockies team was hexed in the Series by the ticket sales policy of the Rockies banksters.

It's just sports. It's not like it's something important.

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