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by stevage 596 days ago
I'm surprised that people think that id'ing is a big deal, considering you get your ID scanned when going to a nightclub these days.
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Also most large concerts, especially if it's not all ages
Large concerts rarely ID and are almost always all ages in the US. (Source: I go to 30+ a year, don’t think I’ve seen one ID.) Gate agent staff would have to be significantly increased.

It’s not unfeasible by any means, it just would cost money, and promoters like the scalpers. Most of the failures mentioned in this article involve a scalper buying tickets that would otherwise have gone unsold, and even for a show that would sell out eventually, LN gets the cash earlier and then maybe even gets a cut of online resale.