June 10, 2008 Bay State's ticket reselling law Play video

(NECN) - If you've ever tried to score a ticket to a Red Sox game, you know the story. Scalpers will be glad to help you, for twice, three times, or four times the face value of the tickets...

Last year, a bill to address ticket scalping worked its way through the Massachusetts house. Now, the result is embroiled in controversy.

House speaker Sal Dimasi's ties to a lobbyist for ticket resellers have raised ethics questions. The house bill is in limbo. The senate hasn't acted.

Jim Braude’s guest is Colman Herman, a consumer advocate who says the ticket scalping bill isn't all it was cracked up to be. His Op-Ed piece appears in Tuesday's Boston Globe.