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Boo ticketmaster charges

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KMFJD said:
I thought there where rules against monopoly's in the US? There's no competition, they basicly own it all and can charge accordingly....
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That's why god invented lobbyists and lawyers - to help quiet and ignore those who might say "Hey, isn't there a law against that?"

"Well that depends on your definition of the word 'law'. Also, here's $10k that says you don't care about this anymore."
 
Yea tickets in Seattle were $37.50, with various fees and taxes, $52. Sold out now....those same upper level tickets are going for $150-$250 on stubhub already!

Kinda makes me question how much I really want to go...a few rows up in my section there's tickets going for $220.
 
I purchased a pair of tickets to a local concert today.


Ticket price: $20 each
Local ticketbox surcharge: $1 each.

I could have gone to ticketmaster's site and paid an extra $6.75 per ticket.

I'm pretty happy about having the option to do an end-round on ticketmaster.
 
PottedMeat said:
heh one thing i notice about these threads is that nobody ever defends ticketmaster.


is there any way to get ticketmaster on Al-Qaeda's hit list?
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OILFIELDTRASH said:
Yeah wat teh fuck? These peoples needs to workz for free.🙄
"Man those $3 service fees put me out of the game." But you'll gladly pay the $56 ticket you were gonna buy for something you could of seen for free a few months ago?
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Too late
 
Yeah, they're a fucking crooked racket. I also won't go see shows that require purchases through ticketmaster.
evident said:
how else do you freakin buy tickets to ANY event????
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Speaking for myself, I don't. If I do, it's at the few events where I can buy the tickets directly from the venue either at the windows, through their own website, or over the phone. It helps that I really don't care for loud and crowded events anyway.
 
darkxshade said:
Or they can just charge a 50% markup on the ticket itself and not include any fees... that would remove pretty much all the complaints.
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I think the reason they don't add it into the ticket price is because then they would have to share it with whoever gets a cut of the ticket price. As it stands now, I think the "convenience fee" is pure profit to Ticketmaster...
 
Chebago said:
I think the reason they don't add it into the ticket price is because then they would have to share it with whoever gets a cut of the ticket price. As it stands now, I think the "convenience fee" is pure profit to Ticketmaster...
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this
 
evident said:
how else do you freakin buy tickets to ANY event????
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Wow. Guess you never heard of the little thing called a box office. Every venue has one that happens to sell tickets to the events they host. Consequently, that is why Ticketmaster will never be considered a monopoly.

I guess none of you ever experienced the "convenience" of a day long wait in line and the hope that you'd get decent tickets to your favorite band's concert.
 
crownjules said:
Wow. Guess you never heard of the little thing called a box office. Every venue has one that happens to sell tickets to the events they host. Consequently, that is why Ticketmaster will never be considered a monopoly.

I guess none of you ever experienced the "convenience" of a day long wait in line and the hope that you'd get decent tickets to your favorite band's concert.
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except the fact that if it is any good, it will be sold out before you can buy tickets at the box office
 
fustercluck said:
Want to go see Conan O' Brien in Phoenix. Seats are $56.50. Was going to get tickets for the family but...



Fuck you ticketmaster! Only one convince charge per order should be allowed. $15 convenience charge per seat? Super lame. Facility charges sound bogus, too.

Ah well...

Maybe I can get the tickets somewhere else without BS charges?
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Start your own ticket company and don't charge these fees?
 
I should just walk away from this thread... the meer mention of TicketMaster makes me want to punch infants.
 
Well...I ended up buying 4 tickets from ticket master. $300 for the fam to see Coco. Worth it though, I just hate paying $70 in BS charges to ticketmaster. Something needs to be done about them. Maybe I'll write Obama :awe:
 
Good lord, I was just looking for Melvins tickets and they want $31.00 a piece ($25 base price plus $6.00 convenience) then I saw I could buy them at a local record store for $21.00 each all in. Unbelievable, they even have the base price higher! Guess I should not be surprised. 🙄

KT
 
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