Black market for used tickets thriving
( 2003-09-11 12:40) (China Daily)
Illegal ticket dealers are running a new business these days - selling used
train tickets, reports Beijing Star Daily. And police have been unable to stop
them.
A number of women wander the pathways leading to the Beijing Western Railway
Station, peddling used tickets they say executives can turn in to their
companies as receipts to write off expenses for business trips.
The used tickets are usually sold at 10 per cent of their original price. But
those for the busiest lines, such as Beijing to Shanghai, go for higher amounts,
according to one peddler.
Police say they have tried to crack down on the new racket, but the suspects
always say they are merely used ticket collectors.
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