so here's the deal. proxies are still the backbone if you wanna do ticket scalping at scale, especially when the legit sites keep tightening up. i'll cut the fluff - you want reliable residential proxies, not datacenter crap that gets banned after 2 tries. mobile proxies? maybe if you need a different route but they're usually expensive and less stable. for quick setup, just grab a decent residential provider with a big pool and fast refresh rate. don't go cheap, you'll get banned faster than you can refresh. first step: pick a provider who offers sticky residential proxies with decent IP rotation so you don't get flagged for too much activity from the same IP. makes it look more natural. set up your proxy in your browser or bot. test the speed, latency, and especially the success rate of hitting the ticket sites. run some tests on fresh IPs, then rotate if you hit too many blocks. if you're scraping or doing multiple accounts, you need a provider that lets you assign multiple IPs easily. avoid free or low-tier proxies, those are your quick ticket to a ban. lastly, be paranoid about anti-detection measures. use fingerprint randomization if you can. monitor your success rate daily. if you get a lot of CAPTCHAs or bans, switch proxies immediately. that's the game. keep your proxies fresh, your setup clean, and don't get lazy. i'll believe it when i see some proof of someone actually winning consistently, but this is the baseline setup to start from.