Tickets to see Taylor Swift in Melbourne are being sold by scalpers for a profit of more than 400 percent.
Scalper inspectors in Victoria have busted the illegal sale of more than 1,000 seats for The Eras shows in February, the Herald Sun reports.
Tickets worth $379 were sold online for as much as $2,210, $2,065 and $1,860 each in what's been called a “wave of scalpers.”
“Event organizers will only accept authorized tickets on the night,” Major Events representative Steve Dimopoulos warned this week.
Scalped tickets for the shows are skyrocketing in price and authorities have canceled at least 1,090 illegal tickets.
Tickets for Taylor Swift's performances in Melbourne are being sold by scalpers for more than 400 percent of face value. Taylor is in the photo
They have appeared on a host of sites including eBay, Gumtree and Stubhub.
In Victoria, selling tickets to major events for more than 10 per cent above face value is illegal, with fines of up to $576,930 for businesses that break the law.
Fines of up to $962 also apply to individuals who violate these terms.
Taylor announced a third show in Melbourne at the MCG on February 18 next year and a fourth concert in Sydney at Accor Stadium on February 26 as part of The Eras Tour.
Scalper inspectors in Victoria have busted the illegal sale of more than 1,000 seats for The Eras shows in February
She will become the first artist since Madonna to perform three consecutive concerts at the Melbourne Cricket Ground when she takes the stage in February next year, and the first ever to play a fourth consecutive show at Sydney's Accor Stadium.
The new performances are in addition to the existing concerts in Melbourne on February 16, 17 and 18 and the shows in Sydney on February 23, 24, 25 and 26.
Meanwhile, Taylor has continued to dominate the Australian charts.
1989 (Taylor's Version) spent eight consecutive weeks at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart at the end of last year.
Tickets worth $379 were sold online for as much as $2,210, $2,065 and $1,860 each in what has been dubbed a “wave of scalpers.”