Why World Series tickets cost thousands of dollars

Oct. 25, 2017

Tickets to the second game of the World Series between the Dodgers and the Astros start at $875, and go up to almost $7500. Who is paying that much?

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Credits

Guest:

Jesse Lawrence - TicketIQ - @stagggggg

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole

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