It's a tough call. I refuse to purchase scalped tickets not only for the reason that this money doesn't go to the entertainer in any way and secondly I just can't afford the price. One the issues with ticket scalping is that artists can use it as a way to determine their own market value. While that doesn't sound like a bad thing for them, it means that the agents, managements, promoters can all collectively decide to raise the ticket price across the board. A decision that is based on the ill will of just a few persons corner the scalping market.

So do we decide as a whole to not purchase these tickets and let them sit? Maybe. If the Phish community decides to boycott the scalpers the tickets will still sell to the peripheral of people who are going "just to go". The end result will be a large selection of folks who can't reciprocate the energy that Phish needs to perform well. One of the interesting comments that I read amongst the hundreds was that the audience didn't give good vibes during one of the show openers and while that statement is purely an opinion- the results of these situations are very real.

I'm glad that Phish doesn't seem to be as fragile as some of the artists that I have been around. If so, the ill will of a few people who have no intention of attending the shows they bought tickets for can ruin an evening.