Translation guide
A person who buys tickets, goods, or other items in high demand to resell them at a profit. In Japanese, this concept is expressed with specific nouns and verbs, and the practice is often associated with ticket scalping.
A person who resells tickets (e.g., for concerts, sports) at inflated prices.
The most common and specific term for a ticket scalper. Often used in news and everyday conversation.
ダフ屋からチケットを買うのは違法です。
Buying tickets from scalpers is illegal.
A person who buys limited-edition goods (e.g., sneakers, game consoles) to resell at a profit.
The act of scalping tickets or goods.
The verb 'to resell' used for scalping. Often combined with チケットを or 商品を.
チケットを転売するのは禁止されています。
Reselling tickets is prohibited.
The English word 'scalper' does not have a direct one-to-one equivalent in Japanese. Use ダフ屋 for ticket scalpers and 転売屋 for general resellers. The verb 'to scalp' is usually expressed as 転売する.
In Japanese, the term 転売屋 can be neutral or negative depending on context. To emphasize illegality or unethical behavior, use ダフ屋 for tickets or add 悪質な (malicious) before 転売屋.
A broader term for a reseller, often used for scalpers of tickets or goods. Can be neutral or negative depending on context.
転売屋がチケットを高額で売っている。
Scalpers are selling tickets at high prices.
Explicitly 'ticket reseller', used when clarity is needed.
チケット転売屋の取り締まりが強化された。
Crackdowns on ticket scalpers have been intensified.
Slang abbreviation of ダフ屋, used informally.
あのダフ、また捕まったらしいよ。
That scalper got caught again, apparently.
The standard term for someone who resells goods for profit, including scalpers of physical items.
転売屋が限定スニーカーを買い占めた。
Scalpers bought up all the limited-edition sneakers.
Emphasizes the act of buying up stock to create scarcity, often used for scalpers of goods.
買い占め屋のせいで品薄になっている。
It's out of stock because of scalpers.
Internet slang for a reseller/scalper, often used pejoratively on social media.
転売ヤーがまたPS5を高く売ってる。
Scalpers are selling PS5s at high prices again.
Specifically 'to resell at a high price', emphasizing the scalping aspect.
彼はチケットを高額転売して儲けている。
He makes money by scalping tickets at high prices.
Slang verb meaning 'to scalp tickets', derived from ダフ屋.
あいつ、またダフって捕まったんだって。
I heard he got caught scalping again.