I'm not 100% certain how they did ticket sales in Dallas, but in Houston, every single seat in the lower bowl and all of the floor GA's sold out in under an hour and they are all electronic tickets only (i.e. you have to have your whole party walk up to the door together, swipe the credit card you used to buy the tickets, then they print them and you have to go straight inside).... oh,and Radiohead elected to block the transfer of tickets from card to card (at least in Houston), so there's no way to resell them.
So check into how it's gone in Dallas before you go buying tickets... I was under the impression that most of the dates were done in this manner....
Houston, Texas... Believe it or not, there are 7 million people here... must be a couple of fans who'd love to see you play.
I'm not 100% certain how they did ticket sales in Dallas, but in Houston, every single seat in the lower bowl and all of the floor GA's sold out in under an hour and they are all electronic tickets only (i.e. you have to have your whole party walk up to the door together, swipe the credit card you used to buy the tickets, then they print them and you have to go straight inside).... oh,and Radiohead elected to block the transfer of tickets from card to card (at least in Houston), so there's no way to resell them.
So check into how it's gone in Dallas before you go buying tickets... I was under the impression that most of the dates were done in this manner....
good point...
i bought lower bowl st louis ticketmaster tickets and need to show my CC to get in.
Theres a work around. Brokers are using prepaid credit cards, so if you buy tickets they will most likely send you the card they bought them on. Thats what people were doing here for a different show in DC.
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Theres a work around. Brokers are using prepaid credit cards, so if you buy tickets they will most likely send you the card they bought them on. Thats what people were doing here for a different show in DC.
The shadyness never ends with ticket scalpers does it?
Wow... I never even thought about that possibility before, but it makes perfect sense. So now you're average fan who might not be able to go to the show for legitamite reasons has to eat his tickets, but the brokers still get there money....
It funny how creative these scumbags are... if only they put that much effort into finding a real job and making an honest dollar instead of ripping people off....
Houston, Texas... Believe it or not, there are 7 million people here... must be a couple of fans who'd love to see you play.
Theres a work around. Brokers are using prepaid credit cards, so if you buy tickets they will most likely send you the card they bought them on. Thats what people were doing here for a different show in DC.
The shadyness never ends with ticket scalpers does it?
Wow... I never even thought about that possibility before, but it makes perfect sense. So now you're average fan who might not be able to go to the show for legitamite reasons has to eat his tickets, but the brokers still get there money....
It funny how creative these scumbags are... if only they put that much effort into finding a real job and making an honest dollar instead of ripping people off....
You know, that shirt you are wearing today was probably bought and sold 2 or 3 times before you received it. Why can't we all get our shirts or other goods for face value? I had a friend in college who was a ticket broker and he wasn't a scumbag and he thinks it is a real job to this day. What is a 'real job' anyway?
You know, that shirt you are wearing today was probably bought and sold 2 or 3 times before you received it. Why can't we all get our shirts or other goods for face value? I had a friend in college who was a ticket broker and he wasn't a scumbag and he thinks it is a real job to this day. What is a 'real job' anyway?
I'm an engineer... real thought and effort goes into my work. that is a 'real job'. Being able to click faster than everyone else, or figuring out a loophole in programming syntax that allows you to get access to the best tickets, or something along those lines, does not constitute a 'real job'. All you are doing in artificially inflating the value of something by keeping it out of the hands of people that actually want to use it. You are not adding any value to the item.
I don't own a shirt that cost more than $30 (with the exception of probably a concert t-shirt or 2 I may have bought at $35). and yea, the shirt was probably bought and sold 2 or 3 times before it was sold, but each company that possed the shirt added value to the item by doing something with it - i.e. adding stitching, maybe a screen print, shipping the shirt from china to a store where I can purchase it..... that's a little different than saying "Hey - I can click the fastest, therefore I deserve to make an buck!" And on top of that, they're not increasing the price from $10 up to $20, they're increasing the price from $60 to $300 without actually adding anything to the item.
I go to somewhere between 20-30+ concerts a year - you don't think I know how to work the system to get the best tickets in the house? I have GA's for radiohead and wing seats 3 rows up, one section back from the stage for RCHP in March... tell me I don't know how to work the system..... But do I go ahead and buy Bieber, GaGa, or any other pop artist's tickets so that I can resell them at a phneomenally inflated price just because I know how to work the system?? No. I leave the tickets for people that want to purchase them, and I go out and make a living at something else... Just because I have enough liquid cash to do it, doesn't mean that it's an ethical way to make money.
Taking advantage of the situation is what makes them scumbags and why I will always refer to them as such, no matter who I know that is a "ticket broker" for a living. Just change your title to what it really is: "Professional Scalper".
Houston, Texas... Believe it or not, there are 7 million people here... must be a couple of fans who'd love to see you play.
But if you couldn't find a 'real job' and had to support your family, you would exercise your clicking finger to put food on the table, wouldn't you? I just don't see it as a big deal and don't hate these people for trying to feed their family. It's better than sleeping on the streets and stinking up the town as a homeless person...
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I'm not 100% certain how they did ticket sales in Dallas, but in Houston, every single seat in the lower bowl and all of the floor GA's sold out in under an hour and they are all electronic tickets only (i.e. you have to have your whole party walk up to the door together, swipe the credit card you used to buy the tickets, then they print them and you have to go straight inside).... oh,and Radiohead elected to block the transfer of tickets from card to card (at least in Houston), so there's no way to resell them.
So check into how it's gone in Dallas before you go buying tickets... I was under the impression that most of the dates were done in this manner....
good point...
i bought lower bowl st louis ticketmaster tickets and need to show my CC to get in.
if you have extras, let me know please!
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The shadyness never ends with ticket scalpers does it?
Wow... I never even thought about that possibility before, but it makes perfect sense. So now you're average fan who might not be able to go to the show for legitamite reasons has to eat his tickets, but the brokers still get there money....
It funny how creative these scumbags are... if only they put that much effort into finding a real job and making an honest dollar instead of ripping people off....
You know, that shirt you are wearing today was probably bought and sold 2 or 3 times before you received it. Why can't we all get our shirts or other goods for face value? I had a friend in college who was a ticket broker and he wasn't a scumbag and he thinks it is a real job to this day. What is a 'real job' anyway?
I'm an engineer... real thought and effort goes into my work. that is a 'real job'. Being able to click faster than everyone else, or figuring out a loophole in programming syntax that allows you to get access to the best tickets, or something along those lines, does not constitute a 'real job'. All you are doing in artificially inflating the value of something by keeping it out of the hands of people that actually want to use it. You are not adding any value to the item.
I don't own a shirt that cost more than $30 (with the exception of probably a concert t-shirt or 2 I may have bought at $35). and yea, the shirt was probably bought and sold 2 or 3 times before it was sold, but each company that possed the shirt added value to the item by doing something with it - i.e. adding stitching, maybe a screen print, shipping the shirt from china to a store where I can purchase it..... that's a little different than saying "Hey - I can click the fastest, therefore I deserve to make an buck!" And on top of that, they're not increasing the price from $10 up to $20, they're increasing the price from $60 to $300 without actually adding anything to the item.
I go to somewhere between 20-30+ concerts a year - you don't think I know how to work the system to get the best tickets in the house? I have GA's for radiohead and wing seats 3 rows up, one section back from the stage for RCHP in March... tell me I don't know how to work the system..... But do I go ahead and buy Bieber, GaGa, or any other pop artist's tickets so that I can resell them at a phneomenally inflated price just because I know how to work the system?? No. I leave the tickets for people that want to purchase them, and I go out and make a living at something else... Just because I have enough liquid cash to do it, doesn't mean that it's an ethical way to make money.
Taking advantage of the situation is what makes them scumbags and why I will always refer to them as such, no matter who I know that is a "ticket broker" for a living. Just change your title to what it really is: "Professional Scalper".