<p><pre><code>  They have given themselves the ability to make this right
  and go after the seller for the costs of it, but they are
  choosing not to, screwing the buyer instead.
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You&#x27;re right in general, but just to nitpick: If there are only 100 real tickets to an event, and 110 tickets have been promised by StubHub, 10 customers will go without tickets regardless of StubHub&#x27;s willingness to pay the market rate for extra tickets.