Scalping Tickets

[Gulliverx2]

Is there anyway to report scapling tickets? I recently tried buying tickets to an event in Massachusetts that was sold out in 8 hours (on 12/3/10). Of course, this means the option to buy tickets was available 20 min later on Craigslist. So I emailed inquiring about the tickets:

"6 are available. i have received a lot of emails so please make an offer on how many you want and at what price and we can probably work something out..." - the responded email from the seller.

This seems an obvious offer to pay auction prices to give the scalper the greatest profit (not even a ticketing agency as far as I can tell since the hotmail account had a first and last name, as opposed to a company) for simply hogging all the tickets.

While I am aware I am selfishly taking action because this is affecting me - I also take big issue with scalpers in general who prevent families from buying tickets at affordable prices to make profit on something that is not theirs. Also, as far as I have been able to research - it is illegal in Mass to do so.

How can I report this? How can I help stop this?

I want the tickets, but would rather stop this unfair practice....

[Kimble]

Please take a moment to review the site's rules, specifically about posting mulitple threads with the same content (i.e. it's a no-no here). Thanks.

[Citicop]

Not illegal in my area unless done within a certain distance of the venue. Happens all the time online.

[L-1]

Perfectly legal in my state as well unless they are sold on nthe grounds of the event.