Ticket Cost: $12 Ticketmaster Fee: $10.85 ARGGH

[nater]

I really, really hate Ticketmaster.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: nater
I really, really hate Ticketmaster.

You can buy the tickets at the gate instead. Of course they usually charge a fee also so it doesn't really matter.

 

[Entity]

Can you buy the ticket at the gate?

Rob

 

[Jadow]

nobody is forcing you to use it.

If they charge that much, and people still use em, I say more power to em.

<-goes out and buys ticketmaster stock...

 

[nater]

not if they sell out...

 

[iwearnosox]

Maybe you can buy a ticket at the gate.

 

[Anubis]

yea i also hate TM. they are a monopoly. that cause mor harm the M$ and we need to get teh GOVT on this one

 

[Angrymarshmello]

This concert must really suck if its $12 a ticket. I'm hoping you're talking about a sporting event

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
This concert must really suck if its $12 a ticket. I'm hoping you're talking about a sporting event

No way! One of the best concerts I ever went to was only $14. Some fairly big name bands hit small venues and don't charge a ton of $$.

 

[nater]

It's Chevelle/30 Seconds to Mars. And no, it may not sell out, but shows at this particular venue (Murat Egyptian Room in Indianpolis) frequently do. I could drive the hour to the venue to get a ticket instead of going through ticketmaster, but it's not worth it.

 

[Brutuskend]

they charge allmost as much FEE as the ticket costs???

WHAT a RIPOFF!

 

[Savij]

buy tickets at the venue in advance. I usually get tickets the day the go on sale at the venue and save a ton by not paying ticket master.

-ss

 

[richardycc]

I hate ticketmaster too! bought 2 Cline Dion at Vegas tickets online, the fee was like $12-$14 each. I swear that ticketmaster is run by the mafia!

rich

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: Jadow
nobody is forcing you to use it.

If they charge that much, and people still use em, I say more power to em.

<-goes out and buys ticketmaster stock...

Buying tickets at the gate isn't always an option. If you want decent seats, the only way to get them 99% of the time is through TM. Tickets that usually cost $50 will cost $70 after TM "Convenience" charges. :disgust:

 

[Azraele]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
they charge allmost as much FEE as the ticket costs???

WHAT a RIPOFF!

Agreed.

 

[BatmanNate]

That's Ticket Bastard for you. And a $12 concert sounds like a lot to me, most the ones I go to are between 5-10 bucks depending on the venue. Just because it's more expensive doesn't make it better.

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: richardycc
I hate ticketmaster too! bought 2 Cline Dion at Vegas tickets online, the fee was like $12-$14 each. I swear that ticketmaster is run by the mafia!

rich

The real ripoff is that you actually paid to see Celine Dion :Q

 

[RalphWiggum]

Yah, Ticketmaster is like a monopoly. Buying tickets at the gate is a pretty big risk, I think, especially if its a large group. The whole evening would be ruined if it didn't pan o ut...

Hehe, this thread reminded me of the Simpsons, (well, what doesn't?), where Mr. Burns says to Smithers "And you said no one would pay a 100% service charge..." or something to that effect.

 

[bradolson]

The funny thing is that if TM charges $20 in fees on a $30 ticket, people complain, but if the same ticket would be $50 with no fees, not many would have a problem with that.

 

[Doggiedog]

Ha! I was going to start a thread complaining about TM too!

It is the biggest scam. It is legalized ticket scalping. I bought some $25 tix for Sesame Street Live and they charged $11 on top of that. WTF? When I go to the MSG website to try and buy tix, it redirects me to TM. It's total BS!

Edit: And they wanted to charge me $1.75/ticket to have me print it out on my own printer! What kind of BS is that?

 

[Spooner]

we all hate TicketMaster, and yet there's nothing we can do about it.

 

[Supermercado]

Originally posted by: nater
It's Chevelle/30 Seconds to Mars. And no, it may not sell out, but shows at this particular venue (Murat Egyptian Room in Indianpolis) frequently do. I could drive the hour to the venue to get a ticket instead of going through ticketmaster, but it's not worth it.

I saw Chevelle a couple weeks ago when they were still touring with TRUSTcompany. The venue I saw them at sold out before the show started. People that were waiting at the door didn't get in at all unless they had bought a ticket in advance. Or so I'm told, anyway.

 

[spanky]

how does TM get so many tickets? do they have a contract with the shows, or do they hire some bum to line up overnight and hoard the tix?

 

[Pepsi90919]

30 seconds to mars sucks dick live. you will be sorry.

 

[FatAlbo]

Originally posted by: Savij
buy tickets at the venue in advance. I usually get tickets the day the go on sale at the venue and save a ton by not paying ticket master.

-ss

Unfortunately, some events will have the tickets available online on Ticket Master's website before they're available at the venue, so this isn't always a possibility if you want good seats.