A concert ticket for ¥250,000? Damai says: That ticket never existed 😅
Tickets for Xiao Zhan’s Nanjing concert went on sale on October 15. More than five million people tried to grab them at once, and they were gone in seconds. Soon after, screenshots of “scalper tickets” started circulating online: ¥250,000 for a front-row seat in the inner section, marked “sold,” while third-row seats were going for ¥190,000.
But the official top price was only ¥1,960. That’s a markup of 127 times. Damai had to step in and debunk the rumors: These “sky-high-priced tickets” were pure scalper hype, cooked up despite there being no tickets at all. The relevant information has been handed over to the authorities. Every ticket is tied to the buyer’s real name, ID card, and facial recognition, so it can’t be transferred. In other words, if you pay ¥250,000, all you might get is a screenshot that won’t get you through the door.
Even the People’s Daily weighed in. These scalpers are really going all out: they don’t even have tickets, but they’re already selling people’s anxiety.
Put simply, scalpers have never been selling tickets—they’re selling the fear of “missing out.” With five million people trying to get tickets, most were bound to miss out. Add a doctored screenshot and a made-up story, and someone will reach for their wallet. Remember this: with real-name ticketing, any “insider ticket” or “ticket for transfer” is basically a scam. Protecting your wallet matters more than having lightning-fast fingers.
What’s the hardest concert ticket you’ve ever tried to get? Tell us in the comments 👇
#SkyHighScalperTickets
Source: Sina Finance / Beijing News (compiled)
Tickets for Xiao Zhan’s Nanjing concert went on sale on October 15. More than five million people tried to grab them at once, and they were gone in seconds. Soon after, screenshots of “scalper tickets” started circulating online: ¥250,000 for a front-row seat in the inner section, marked “sold,” while third-row seats were going for ¥190,000.
But the official top price was only ¥1,960. That’s a markup of 127 times. Damai had to step in and debunk the rumors: These “sky-high-priced tickets” were pure scalper hype, cooked up despite there being no tickets at all. The relevant information has been handed over to the authorities. Every ticket is tied to the buyer’s real name, ID card, and facial recognition, so it can’t be transferred. In other words, if you pay ¥250,000, all you might get is a screenshot that won’t get you through the door.
Even the People’s Daily weighed in. These scalpers are really going all out: they don’t even have tickets, but they’re already selling people’s anxiety.
Put simply, scalpers have never been selling tickets—they’re selling the fear of “missing out.” With five million people trying to get tickets, most were bound to miss out. Add a doctored screenshot and a made-up story, and someone will reach for their wallet. Remember this: with real-name ticketing, any “insider ticket” or “ticket for transfer” is basically a scam. Protecting your wallet matters more than having lightning-fast fingers.
What’s the hardest concert ticket you’ve ever tried to get? Tell us in the comments 👇
#SkyHighScalperTickets
Source: Sina Finance / Beijing News (compiled)