Washington, D.C., attorney general sues StubHub, alleging deceptive pricing

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1. Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued the online ticket exchange platform StubHub on Wednesday, alleging deceptive and unfair pricing.

   The lawsuit claims StubHub uses deceptive advertising of low ticket prices to lure consumers who pay vastly more after an arduous checkout process.

   “This is no accident — StubHub intentionally hides the true price to boost profits at its customers’ expense,” Schwalb said in a statement.

   The ticketing platform, valued at over $16 billion, had been eyeing a summer initial public offering. However, earlier this month, the company announced it would [delay the IPO](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/12/stubhub-punts-ipo.html) until after Labor Day, citing difficult market conditions.

   The AG’s lawsuit said the ticketing platform uses a system called “drip pricing,” which employs a countdown clock to create a false sense of urgency. The complaint argued that StubHub tacks on substantially higher “fulfillment and services fees” without an adequate explanation.

   In a statement responding to the lawsuit, StubHub said it strongly supports federal and state proposals that enhance existing laws to empower consumers, such as requiring all-in pricing uniformly across platforms.

   Read more: [https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/31/dc-attorney-general-sues-stubhub-alleging-deceptive-pricing.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/31/dc-attorney-general-sues-stubhub-alleging-deceptive-pricing.html)

2. Yeah fuck stub hub. I got charged 90 additional bucks in fees that it didn’t show me in any way shape or form until after I paid and then it showed in my receipt. Fuckin insane.