DC sues StubHub over deceptive, unfair prices [Video]

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The District of Columbia said Wednesday that it is suing StubHub over what it calls deceptive and unfair practices.

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb accused StubHub of advertising low prices and then increasing the prices with extra fees.

“It’s surprising,” said Jaren Rubio, of Arlington, Va., who has used StubHub to get tickets for events around the District. “I feel like it markets it as having cheaper tickets. So that’s surprising and I probably will [not] be using StubHub anymore.”

StubHub, according to Schwalb, uses a practice known as “drip pricing.” Customers are forced to go through several steps before they get to the checkout page, where the total price is vastly higher than originally advertised.

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