LISTEN | Full interview with Adam Webb : As It Happens 6:31 U.K. government moves to ban inflated resale of tickets for entertainment and sports events

Whether you're vying for seats at a Toronto Blue Jays playoff game or frantically refreshing screens for a shot at Taylor Swift’s blockbuster Eras Tour, the heartbreak has become all too familiar: tickets vanish within minutes, only to resurface on resale sites at much more than their original price.

But the U.K. government is moving to crack down on the reselling that prices fans out of seeing their favourite artists and teams. The proposed legislation, announced on Wednesday, would make it illegal to resell tickets for concerts, theatre, comedy, sports and other live events for more than their original face value.

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