- present participle of scalp.
scalping
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On the scalping site StubHub, tickets for the BTS shows in Mexico are going for as much as $13,000.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
He also stood next to Trump in the White House last year as the president signed an executive order on ticket scalping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
“People were literally scalping for Thrillers tickets,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025
During a tour, he will buy extra pit tickets with his own money and distribute them to the group at face value to combat scalping.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
“Now they’re even talking about passing a law to make ticket scalping illegal.”
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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