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Ask HN: Why has no one replaced Ticketmaster? (derp.foo)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I constantly see people complaining about ticketmaster with scalping, nasty business tactics, broken interfaces, etc. and they get sued left and right after countless big events.

Yet even with all that, it seems no competitor has been able to reasonably get off the ground and poise a viable alternative. What gives? What's their moat/why do they have a monopoly?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Because kept buying their competitors, and not they have a monopoly on a ton of venues.

[–] xia 3 points 1 year ago

Probably exclusivity agreements...