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Same thing with Taylor Swift tickets I guess? I'd imagine it's because of negative backlash to charging so much. Instead of people being mad at the scalpers, they'd be mad at the retailers.
I'm personally kind of partial to the lottery method for right to buy, since it cuts down on scalpers.