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09-20-2018, 11:52 AM
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@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
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Ticketmaster is even scummier than most already beleived
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09-20-2018, 01:07 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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this is nothing new, this has been going on with the Ticketmaster for over 30 years now that i know of. it happened when the Pritzger family owned them as well. but not at this scale!
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09-20-2018, 03:07 PM
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“Fans” are the ones driving this. Until/unless they decide that x dollars is too much to pay, these secondary markets will thrive.
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09-20-2018, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TJDave
“Fans” are the ones driving this. Until/unless they decide that x dollars is too much to pay, these secondary markets will thrive.
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If ever there was an industry that needed some federal regulation, this would be it.
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09-20-2018, 04:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Schwartz
If ever there was an industry that needed some federal regulation, this would be it.
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I would put healthcare and banking at the top of the list.
Attending a Taylor Swift concert is voluntary.
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09-20-2018, 04:44 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TJDave
I would put healthcare and banking at the top of the list.
Attending a Taylor Swift concert is voluntary.
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And you need a bank to afford tickets to it and afterwards, you need healthcare. 
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09-20-2018, 04:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom
and afterwards, you need healthcare. |
Or a bottle of Jack and a razor blade.
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09-20-2018, 05:18 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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There is a little diner in Albany that I used to got to for supper when I was attending Sartin Workshops.
They had a rock and roll theme and one of the posters on the wall was for a Beatles concert in the area back in the 60's.
Ticket prices were.... $3 !!! 
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09-20-2018, 05:54 PM
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I always felt they were buying themselves and reselling on stubhub or other places. There were just too many venues that had over 95% sold in the first hour, and all that was left were the seats in the clouds.
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09-21-2018, 07:41 AM
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Haven't been to a concert in 20 years. My most recently attended events are Nascar and since I not a fan of packed houses I usually attend the Camping World Truck and Infinity races that are usually 1/3 to 1/2 full so I just buy at the box office a couple hours before the race. I notice if you go to the venue website for advance sales you end up on a secondary market site. It appears the venue itself only sells through the onsite box office in person. I wonder if other forms of live entertainment do the same thing?
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