Published: 3:14pm, 20 May 2025Updated: 3:20pm, 20 May 2025
Tickets for a pair of additional shows by Hong Kong-American comedian Jimmy O. Yang were snapped up in less than an hour on Tuesday, with some scalpers reselling seats at a mark-up of more than 140 per cent.
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A Post reporter who visited ticket platform Urbtix at 10am observed that it took more than 30 minutes to get into the queue for sales, with more than 40,000 listed as waiting at one point.
All the tickets available were listed as sold out in an hour.
Tickets for the two recently added June 15 shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum were priced at HK$380 (US$48.60), HK$580 and HK$780.
Yang, who was born in Hong Kong before relocating to the United States in 2000, had earlier announced the two extra shows after the first two on June 13 and 14 also sold out within minutes.
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A check on the online platform Carousel showed some users reselling tickets for as high as HK$1,400 on Tuesday afternoon.