[brain cramp]

I give you an "A" for effort but there is no enforcement action that will eliminate scalping or drive the price of scalped tickets down.

Cracking down on scalpers selling closest to Rupp would increase the potential costs of those scalpers making ticket purchases convenient because their risk of arrest would be greater. Some scalpers would exit the business entirely, which would decrease the supply of available tickets. Others would turn to Craigslist or other alternative distribution channels to sell their tickets.

The available pool of tickets is not 24,000 because most ticket holders are students, season ticket holders, etc. who really want to watch the game themselves. The number of people willing to resell their tickets and forgo attending the game themselves is what impacts the price of scalped tickets - and that number varies from game to game - and that number would also drop with stricter enforcement of laws against scalping.

As for right and wrong, many Americans still prefer that the government stay out of the economy unless intervention is absolutely necessary. We see nothing wrong with property owners being free to sell their property without harassment from the state. The buying and selling of UK basketball tickets is not one of those rare places where I want my government intervening.

:HitWall: lol