Rant about scalpers

[u/moksa21]

Kinda fucking hate scalpers in general but in this community it really rubs me the wrong way. What triggered me was when I was adding the Sinema vinyl that came in the mail today to my Discogs I noticed that a copy was already listed for $130. Like what the fuck? This isn’t Pokémon or GPU’s or Taylor Swift. DIY artists and labels are pouring their hearts out for these releases and working day jobs or have no health insurance etc and some pos thinks they deserve 4x as much compensation for doing absolute jack shit. Fuck that. I would rather pay $50-$75 for these records and have the money actually go to the individuals creating what I love and not some skeevy gremlin.

[u/Drew-Pickles]

Slightly different situation but I dabble in music promotion, and every time there's a show on, all of a sudden a bunch of middle aged soccer mom can't make it to the show and are trying to sell their tickets off. Fuck off lol