The Last Scalpers

The Last Ticket Scalpers

—May 2005
Playboy Magazine had a terrific article on the life of these shadowy figures in high stakes ticket scalping. They all focused on profiting from 3 events: The Superbowl, The Final Four, and the Masters. They all had aka's and spoke in code almost all of the time. Big gains big losses, that was the reality for these guys. Bob Love, the managing editor at Playboy, came up with the brilliant idea of using the iconic "Last Supper" scenario for these unsavory characters.

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	The Last Ticket Scalpers —May 2005 Playboy Magazine had a terrific article on the life of these shadowy figures in high stakes ticket scalping. They all focused on profiting from 3 events: The Superbowl, The Final Four, and the Masters. They all had aka's and spoke in code almost all of the time. Big gains big losses, that was the reality for these guys. Bob Love, the managing editor at Playboy, came up with the brilliant idea of using the iconic "Last Supper" scenario for these unsavory characters. (click on painting to enlarge)