GOVERNMENT PETITION TO MAKE SCALPING AN OFFENCE GAINS OVER 12,000 SIGNATURES
A petition lobbying Government to crackdown on scalping has reached over 12,000 signatures.
The “Prevent/deter the buying and reselling of goods/services at inflated prices” has reached 12,080 signatures by Monday evening. It needed 10,000 to require a response from Government.
If it hits more than 100,000 backers before the deadline date of June 10, the petition will be considered for debate in Parliament.
It reads: “This practice is most prevalent in the buying and re-selling of event tickets but also has a significant impact on the sales of trainers/clothes and technology.
‘The most recent case in point is the launch of the PlayStation 5 and X Box Series X consoles. Both pre-orders and launch day stock were sold out instantaneously and then thousands of listings appeared on eBay at over double the RRP. A reseller group claimed to have been able to secure 3500 of these.”
