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Mistakes from building a model to scalp concert tickets
And why you will never get Taylor Swift tickets at face value
The profiteers, the bots, the scalpers, the ticketing resellers - shadow players operating in this space who quietly make millions of dollars per year while everyone else points fingers at Ticketmaster. To compete with the pros, I'd need to engineer an entire system that could coordinate multiple accounts, rotate through fresh IP addresses, and somehow solve CAPTCHAs at lightning speed. Swagg Seats combined advanced data analytics, insider partnerships, and every possible edge from fan club memberships to credit card deals to build a scalping empire.
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