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RALEIGH -
The Senate tentatively approved a plan Thursday that would carve an exemption in the state's no-scalping law by permitting the online resale of tickets and taxing resellers' profit.Members voted 45-0 to change the law forbidding resale of tickets for more than $3 above face value.Sponsor Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, R-Cabarrus County, said his plan would correct a years-old problem, as tickets have been resold over the Internet with few consumer protections and little regard for the law. Online purchasers have little recourse when they buy bogus tickets, he said."Online sales are becoming more and more of an issue," Hartsell said. "This is a way to manage it, and perhaps control it, and gain the lost revenue from it."Under the measure, ticket-holders would be authorized to resell tickets for any price. But sellers would be required to give refunds if the event is canceled or if the buyer doesn't receive tickets on time. Event organizers and venues could prohibit resales.
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