Advanced Ticketing Playbook: Avoiding Scalpers and Managing Fees (2026)
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Advanced Ticketing Playbook: Avoiding Scalpers and Managing Fees (2026)

EElliot Marks
2026-01-14
5 min read
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How to run fair ticketing for small events and hybrid workshops in 2026 — practical steps to limit scalpers and manage fees.

Advanced Ticketing Playbook: Avoiding Scalpers and Managing Fees (2026)

Hook: Scalable, fair ticketing is now achievable for small events — you just need a mix of policy, identity and friction-tuned UX.

Core tactics

  • Limit per-person allocations with soft identity attestations.
  • Use time-staggered release windows to reduce bot buying.
  • Offer verified resale with capped markup.

Tools and integrations

Pair ticketing with verifiable credentials and simple compliance logs to show provenance and avoid fraud. See the ticketing playbook for granular tactics (Advanced Ticketing Playbook).

Fairness earns long-term trust — and ticket buyers will pay premiums for transparency.

Further reading:

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Related Topics

#ticketing#events#scalpers#policy
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Elliot Marks

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