Some restaurant scalpers have found a way to turn dining into a lucrative business by charging their A-list clients over $1000 for tables at the New York City’s most exclusive restaurants
Alex Eisler, a sophomore student at Brown University who studies applied math and computer science, told the New Yorker that he made $70,000 reselling reservations last year.
The student, also known as ‘GloriousSeed75’ on Appointment Trader, said he uses fake names and phone numbers to secure tables at Michelin-starred establishments and trendy hotspots.
‘Sometimes they recognize my voice, so I have to do different accents. I have to act like a girl sometimes,’ he said.
For decades, diners in the Big Apple have been willing to open their wallets wide…