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Scalping: Optimal contingent pricing of performances in the arts and sports

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McCain, R.A. Scalping: Optimal contingent pricing of performances in the arts and sports. J Cult Econ 11, 1–21 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00148069

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