Ticket brokers line up to invite buyers
Recorded at the gate of the Hanoi Opera House, dozens of people appeared to sell concert tickets.
Introducing that there is a need to find 10 tickets for groups of friends, reporters are quickly approached by many people to advertise different ticket categories and prices.
Having said that she had been queuing since 3am, Ms. Thu (character's name has been changed) confirmed that she could sell PV 10 tickets in Happy Zone 3 for 1.6 million VND/pair.
"10 tickets are also available but the price is a bit "s old", now it is 1.6 million VND/pair, if you don't buy them early, it will be normal to increase to 1.8 million VND/pair, even 2 million VND/pair.
I collected a lot of it myself because I lined up at 3am, and bought some of it from students, which did not make much profit," said Ms. Thu.
Following the reporter and continuously introducing himself as owning many pairs of "zone Happiness 1" tickets, Mr. Tien (character's name has been changed) said that he is retailing 1 million VND/ticket for the concert.
"Zone Happiness 1 is a ticket for a seat, near the stage, the hottest concert, if you need it, buy it quickly, it's all gone, if you want to buy it, you don't have to buy it. I have been selling here since morning a lot," said Mr. Tien.
Although it is clearly stated on the outside as "Invitation not to sell" tickets, currently, the concert tickets "Vietnam in Me" are helping many people "grow money" by buying and selling at high prices.
Buying and selling groups are vigilant with buyers
Not only an individual activity of a few individuals, the phenomenon of groups lining up to get free tickets, purchasing from people lining up and then reselling at high prices.
Seeing that the reporter wanted to find many tickets in different "zone" but could not "close the deal", after only a few minutes of being present at the gate of the Opera House, the reporter was surrounded by a group of about 10 people selling tickets.
However, right after discovering the hidden recording device of the reporter, a middle-aged man immediately " urged" ticket sellers to be vigilant.
"Stop selling to these people, it seems like there is a recording," the man advised the group of people inviting the reporter.
After the man's warning, the group gradually separated and continued to advertise tickets for other potential customers.
Free tickets turn into fishing rods
Although tickets are distributed for free, the sale and purchase at prices ranging from 1 to 2 million VND/pair has turned tickets into a profitable tool for many people. The atmosphere in front of the Opera House is like a spontaneous "ticket market", where ticket brokers blatantly solicit, bid, buy back tickets from those who have just received free tickets and then sold them at a higher price.
Ms. Hong, an audience member who came to receive tickets, shared: "We lined up a long time to receive them, while the ticket brokers bought and resold them right in front of the gate. This caused outrage and lost the meaning of the show.
The organizers of the concert "Vietnam in Me" announced that they will give away free tickets to serve the audience from 9:00 a.m. on August 21 at the Hanoi Opera House. Ticket receipt takes place on January 21 and 22: 8: in the morning from 9:00 to 11:30, in the afternoon from 13:00 to 16:30.
Each audience can receive a maximum of 2 tickets, provided that they are Vietnamese citizens from the age of 14, carrying their original citizen identification card for comparison. Ticket recipients will have to queue up, present documents to avoid overlapping information and check tickets at the counter. The organizing committee requires that tickets cannot be bought, sold or transferred in any form; in case of detecting violations, the unit has the right to refuse to issue tickets. Tickets will also not be reissued if they are lost or damaged.
