Ticket Scalpers for a Charles Dickens Reading Tour were called 'Sidewalk 'Men'.

The term scalper was first used in a book about the railroad.

The first bot scalper was used for U2's Vertigo Tour.

Now Ticketmaster/Live Nation are in court (now settled) because of the Taylor Swift Eras Tour ticket fiasco, the first time AI was used to scalp tickets for resale.

AI Scalping Bots have learned, and continue to learn, how to imitate humans. CHAPTAs aren't effective anymore, as AI Bots can even mimic frustrated humans trying to solve the puzzles. AI Ticket Scalpers have changed the ticketing industry forever as they constantly learn how to overcome obstacles, and there isn't anything (yet) that can stop them.

(As a sidenote...CHAPTAs collect more information about you than you're probably aware of!)

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