Swaping Out Seat Licenses


	Swaping Out Seat Licenses

Tom Van Riper

3-27-2008 9:57 AM

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Tom Van Riper says:

The secondary market for event tickets has been exploding for awhile now, thanks to online services like StubHub. Nest in line are personal seat licenses - where teams charge fans for the right to own a seat for a period of time. A Houston accountant is cashing in with a service allowing fans to trade these licenses.

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