Is it illegal for scalpers to sell tickets?

Scalpers reselling tickets, forging or reselling forged tickets, boat tickets, stamps or other valuable tickets, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the face value; If the amount is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than two years but not more than seven years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the fare.

First of all, it is illegal for scalpers to buy tickets.

1. The crime of illegal business operation refers to the crime of violating state regulations, committing one of the listed illegal business operations and disrupting market order.

2. Among them, violation of state regulations refers to violation of relevant state laws and administrative regulations.

Two, illegal business three acts are:

1, the law of operating without permission,

2. Franchise rights stipulated by administrative regulations

3. Monopoly goods or other restricted goods.

Three. Unauthorized event

1, without the approval of the relevant state authorities;

2. Franchising as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations,

3. Monopoly goods refer to the goods that are specifically stipulated by laws and administrative regulations to be monopolized and purchased by specialized agencies.

Legal basis:

Criminal law of the people's Republic of China

Article 227

Forging or reselling forged tickets, tickets, stamps or other valuable tickets, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the face value; If the amount is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than two years but not more than seven years, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the fare. Whoever resells ship tickets or ship tickets, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined not less than one time but not more than five times the amount of the ship tickets.