In Australia, fans complained of ticket scalping and scalpers re-selling for high prices. The company believed this would help circumvent brokers and scalpers. Ticket scalpers ("Locarii") sometimes sold or let out seats at inflated prices. The scalpers sold the tickets four times the original price. Scalpers soon flooded eBay with pre-order listings, some at markups of over 300%. Scalpers were re-selling tickets not yet available for as much as $5,000. Tour, the band set a cap on ticket prices in an attempt to thwart scalpers. In June, two ticket scalpers were also captured. During the 2014 event, San Francisco police seized hundreds of counterfeit wristbands used by scalpers. Scalpers immediately began selling them on Twitter and Craig's List at up to $250 each. Scalpers attempt to act like traditional market makers or specialists. It did not completely eradicate scalpers, but did reduce their activity significantly. Scalpers are present in significant quantity and act freely. In the 1950s, every theater was full to capacity and scalpers ran wild. Scalpers also use the "fade" technique.