Coachella Tickets Sell Out, Scalpers and Gal on Craigslist 'Willing to Do Anything' Come Out to Play

By Vickie Chang Thu., Jan. 27 2011 at 8:30 AM

Vickie Chang/OC Weekly

The crowd during Arcade Fire's set, Coachella 2007.

So it's true: Coachella 2011 has officially sold out, and the scalpers, resellers, flippers and general assholes have come out in droves on the Internet.

Currently, three-day passes are going for as high as $2,798 each, and even car-camping tickets are topping out at $799.

... Meanwhile, on Craigslist:

And then you have people like this poster who's "willing to do anything" (time to re-evaluate your life, lady--YOU'RE BUMMING ME OUT, MAN):

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cdubb

I can only imagine people paying these prices have never been. The polo field is HUGE and there is no way these scalpers are going to unload the glut of tickets they purchased. I have a feeling we will see prices drop drastically and a lot of scalpers at the event selling them for whatever they can get.

Entertainment Arbitrage

Resell a house for more than you paid and you are an entrepreneur.Resell junk for more than you paid and you get a TV show.Resell tickets for more than you paid and you are a "general asshole"? really??

By what standards?

Guest

It's not resale, it's scalping. Access to cultural and entertainment events should be a right of low-income groups, and scalping removes this right. You're making a terrible comparison because this is a monopoly. I have the option to buy other junk or another house if I don't like your price. I don't have the option to buy Coachella tickets from anyone but a scalper who will charge me $1k. It's illegal in most states. Identification of ticket buyers should checked to prevent this from happening.