Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Best way is to NOT use ticketmaster for anything unless you absolutely have to. Any time you are seeing something at a venue near where you are, go to the venue itself and buy from their box office. That way you aren't using ticketmaster at all and you don't have to pay any of their stupid fees.
Originally posted by: Balt
AFAIK, even if you go to the venue box office your ticket will still be issued through Ticketmaster. At least, that is the case I've noticed at the hockey venues I've gone to.
I've never understood Ticketmaster's "Convenience Charge" for online orders as anything other than a way to bend people over. It's convenient for Ticketmaster too, so why are they charging me for making their job easier and reducing their overhead?
Originally posted by: Triumph
I just looked at some tickets yesterday for a concert. They have a new option now where they'll email you your tickets and you can print them out. And guess how much they charge for that.... $3.50!!!!!!! Three dollars and 50 f&cking cents to send me an email. Three dollars and fifty cents to get the equivalent of an online order receipt. Goddamn does that piss me off.
Originally posted by: RishiS
Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Best way is to NOT use ticketmaster for anything unless you absolutely have to. Any time you are seeing something at a venue near where you are, go to the venue itself and buy from their box office. That way you aren't using ticketmaster at all and you don't have to pay any of their stupid fees.
While definitely good advice, here's my question -
Do you know if the box office holds certain seats that Ticketmaster can't sell? If my options are, to pay via Ticketmaster now, or wait a day or two to go to the box office, which is better? I'd like to think that Ticketmaster would get me the better seats, since I'm buying from them earlier than I could get to the box office, but I can't say I know this for sure.
Originally posted by: ggavinmoss
I'd feel a lot better if Ticketmaster didn't fancy up their fees. I'd be more comfortable with the following:
Profit: $50.00
Ticket: $12.50
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Total: $62.50
At least it's honest.
-geoff