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| MPs accuse websites over tickets | MPs accuse websites over tickets |
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| Internet auction sites have exploited fans by allowing touts to re-sell event tickets at inflated prices, an MPs' report is expected to say. | Internet auction sites have exploited fans by allowing touts to re-sell event tickets at inflated prices, an MPs' report is expected to say. |
| The BBC has learnt that the Culture, Media and Sport select committee will call for an industry code of conduct for reselling. | |
| The MPs are also expected to call for the threat of action by the Office of Fair Trading if no code is agreed. | The MPs are also expected to call for the threat of action by the Office of Fair Trading if no code is agreed. |
| The government has always stopped short of making ticket touting illegal. | The government has always stopped short of making ticket touting illegal. |
| Secondary market | Secondary market |
| However, tickets for football matches and the London 2012 Games cannot be re-sold. | However, tickets for football matches and the London 2012 Games cannot be re-sold. |
| While it is legal for anyone who has bought other kinds of tickets to sell them on - referred to as the secondary market - there are concerns that the system is being exploited by organised criminals who attempt to buy tickets to sell on at a large profit. | While it is legal for anyone who has bought other kinds of tickets to sell them on - referred to as the secondary market - there are concerns that the system is being exploited by organised criminals who attempt to buy tickets to sell on at a large profit. |
| The committee is also expected to say that the Office of Fair Trading should investigate the legality of the secondary market if an agreement on a code cannot be reached. | The committee is also expected to say that the Office of Fair Trading should investigate the legality of the secondary market if an agreement on a code cannot be reached. |
| Websites such as eBay say there is no evidence that organised gangs are selling large numbers of tickets online. | Websites such as eBay say there is no evidence that organised gangs are selling large numbers of tickets online. |
| Since May, the committee has been investigating whether the re-sale of tickets is acceptable, and whether a ban on touting at football matches should be extended to other events. | Since May, the committee has been investigating whether the re-sale of tickets is acceptable, and whether a ban on touting at football matches should be extended to other events. |
| It looked at the underlying causes of ticket touting, and its impact on performers, promoters and the public. | It looked at the underlying causes of ticket touting, and its impact on performers, promoters and the public. |
| It also examined whether resale of a ticket, at face value or at a higher value, should be permitted in principle, and the impact of the internet upon trade in tickets. | It also examined whether resale of a ticket, at face value or at a higher value, should be permitted in principle, and the impact of the internet upon trade in tickets. |