Is it illegal for scalpers to resell tickets?

It is illegal for scalpers to resell tickets.

Avoid scalpers selling tickets as follows:

1. Choose regular channels to buy tickets, try to choose regular channels to buy tickets, such as official website and official ticket outlets, and avoid using third-party platforms or scalpers to buy tickets;

2. Buy tickets in advance, try to buy tickets in advance, and avoid buying tickets temporarily when popular activities are approaching;

3. Pay attention to the authenticity of the ticket source. When using a third-party platform or scalper purchasing, you must pay attention to the authenticity of the ticket source to avoid buying fake tickets or duplicate tickets;

4. Protect personal information. When purchasing tickets, don't disclose personal information easily to avoid being stolen by criminals, such as credit cards.

Definition of reselling tickets:

1, reselling tickets means selling tickets at a price higher than the original price;

2. Find the original ticket and record it;

3. Sell the original ticket at a price higher than the original price;

4. After deducting the original fare from the income, it is the income from reselling tickets.

The filing standard of the crime of reselling ship tickets and ship tickets is:

1, reselling tickets and boat tickets, or reselling ticket seats, sleeper signature numbers, and vouchers for ordering tickets and boat tickets;

2. The accumulated face value is more than 5,000 yuan;

3, illegal profits accumulated more than two thousand yuan;

4. Other serious circumstances.

To sum up, reselling usually refers to buying at a low price through speculation and selling at a price higher than the purchase price without official approval, disrupting market order.

Legal basis:

Article 266 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

If the crime of fraud defrauds public or private property, and the amount is relatively large, it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail.

Article 52 of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law

Whoever commits one of the following acts shall be detained for more than 10 and less than 15, and may also be fined less than 1000 yuan; If the circumstances are relatively minor, they shall be detained for more than 5 days 10 days, and may also be fined up to 500 yuan:

(1) Forging, altering or buying or selling official documents, certificates, certification documents and seals of state organs, people's organizations, enterprises, institutions or other organizations;

(2) buying, selling or using forged or altered official documents, certificates and supporting documents of state organs, people's organizations, enterprises, institutions or other organizations;

(3) Forging, altering or reselling tickets, boat tickets, air tickets, tickets for cultural performances, sports competitions or other valuable tickets;

(4) Forging or altering a ship's registration number, trading or using a forged or altered ship's registration number, or altering a ship's engine number.