{"id":2590,"date":"2022-09-30T03:05:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T10:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/30\/nsw-fair-trading-fines-ebay-australia-over-marked-up-ticket-listings\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T03:05:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T10:05:35","slug":"nsw-fair-trading-fines-ebay-australia-over-marked-up-ticket-listings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/30\/nsw-fair-trading-fines-ebay-australia-over-marked-up-ticket-listings\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW Fair Trading fines eBay Australia over marked-up ticket listings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<p class=\"standfirst\">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.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The penalty infringement notices were issued as the listings breached New South Wales\u2019 ticket scalping laws.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>NSW Fair Trading commissioner Natasha Mann told Australian news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/ebay-hit-with-fines-for-nrl-grand-final-ticket-scalping\/news-story\/9fa64748a40b31fdebd79b4aa3387bf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news.com<\/a>: \u201cTo protect consumers, NSW laws require advertisements for the resale of tickets to specify the original cost of the ticket and a resale price that is no more than 10% above the original cost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFair Trading attended the offices of eBay in Sydney and issued a number of penalty notices for tickets being advertised contrary to regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNSW Fair Trading is actively monitoring other platforms where grand final tickets may be re-sold and will take similar actions where tickets are being sold contrary to NSW laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under trading laws from 2018, it is considered an offence to resell tickets for more than the original retail price and transaction costs for events in the state.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mann added: \u201cUnder the Fair Trading Act, corporations found breaching ticket reselling laws can be fined up to A$110,000 (\u00a364,000\/$71,000\/\u20ac73,000), while individuals can be fined up to $22,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier this month, I published a public warning about the risks of ticket scalping at major events like the NRL Grand Final.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>eBay Australia said it removed the marked-up listing swiftly and said in a statement: \u201ceBay has clear policies in place in respect of the resale of tickets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we have a range of mechanisms in place to monitor for items in breach of our policies, we do rely on reports from our community, including regulators, to help keep our marketplace safe for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsidering the tools we have available and our willingness to collaborate, it is disappointing that NSW Fair Trading has chosen to issue penalties without providing an opportunity to work together in this instance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<div class=\"tax-cat-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Awards<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Tags<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Stadiums<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/2022\/09\/30\/nsw-fair-trading-fines-ebay-australia-over-marked-up-ticket-listings\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] 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.\u00a0 The penalty infringement notices were issued as the listings breached New South Wales\u2019 ticket scalping laws.\u00a0 NSW Fair Trading commissioner Natasha Mann told Australian news outlet news.com: \u201cTo &hellip; 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