A: I’ve been a fan of singer Jay Chou for 24 years, since his debut in 2000.
B: But this time, his Taipei Dome concerts have shed light on the issue of ticket scalping.
A: Isn’t the law stricter after being amended last year?
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B: Yeah, ticket scalping is illegal, even if you only raise the price by NT$1 when reselling.
A: Why aren’t scalpers afraid of getting caught? Maybe a real-name ticketing system would be better.
A: 自從周杰倫2000年出道以來，我都已經追星24年了。
B: 不過這次大巨蛋開唱，他卻引爆黃牛票問題。
A: 去年修法後，法規不是變得比較嚴格？
B: 是啊，就算加價1元轉賣也算違法！
A: 黃牛們怎麼都抓不怕？或許票券「實名制」會更有用。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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