NSW Fair Trading fines eBay Australia over marked-up ticket listings

E-commerce giant eBay Australia has been fined by NSW Fair Trading after marked-up tickets for the National Rugby League (NRL) Grand Final appeared on its platform.  The penalty infringement notices were issued as the listings breached New South Wales’ ticket scalping laws.  NSW Fair Trading commissioner Natasha Mann told Australian news outlet news.com: “To protect …

StubHub entertains public listing idea

StubHub Holdings, which operates ticket resale platforms StubHub and Viagogo, is considering the idea of going public via a direct listing, according to media reports. Bloomberg reports that StubHub Holdings has filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchanges Commission to pursue a direct listing. According to the report, the group is working with advisers …