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FUCK a bunch of Ticketmaster!!!!!!

WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,662
edited January 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
Yeah, I know this thread has been done before but....

Tried this morning to get DMB tickets (no jokes, please) the second they went on sale. Of course, "no matches found," blah, blah blah. BUT WAIT! On the same page, they offer to "Expand your search at Tickets Now: a Ticketmaster company." Lo and fucking behold, this "Ticketmaster company" has plenty of tickets if you want to add a hefty surcharge (into the thousands, if you were so inclined).

I can deal with Stubhub, but when Ticketmaster scalps their own tickets I say FUCK A BUNCH OF TICKETMASTER!!!!!

Bastards.
If I had known then what I know now...

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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 42,157
    Wonder if this fallout from LiveNation splitting off with Blockbuster?
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  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    it must be frustrating when you sell a product for X amount and then other companies buy the product from you and sell it Xx10. they are just getting in on the action.

    im not taking their side, the whole system is flawed and fucked and i feel for ya....
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,662
    restlesssoul wrote:
    it must be frustrating when you sell a product for X amount and then other companies buy the product from you and sell it Xx10. they are just getting in on the action.

    im not taking their side, the whole system is flawed and fucked and i feel for ya....

    Two wrongs don't make a right. :cry:

    Man, I'm about ready to go all potty mouth! Ticketmaster = c*********s
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 42,157
    imalive wrote:
    restlesssoul wrote:
    it must be frustrating when you sell a product for X amount and then other companies buy the product from you and sell it Xx10. they are just getting in on the action.

    im not taking their side, the whole system is flawed and fucked and i feel for ya....

    Two wrongs don't make a right. :cry:

    Man, I'm about ready to go all potty mouth! Ticketmaster = c*********s
    Unlike the title of your thread? You a baaaaaaadd boy imalive!
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  • TravelarTravelar Kalamazoo, USA Posts: 3,415
    They should go back to in store sales only. At least then people would have a fighting chance.
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,662
    mickeyrat wrote:
    Unlike the title of your thread? You a baaaaaaadd boy imalive!

    I'm sure you read the "What the fuck is a bromance?" thread, right? I'm sorry, 14 f-bombs in one rant was FUCKING classic! :D:D:D
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,662
    Travelar wrote:
    They should go back to in store sales only. At least then people would have a fighting chance.
    I agree, but a buddy of mine who went to the Ritmo Latino music store :D was shut out too. He said the computer kept finding tickets but then said they were gone when they went to purchase...
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • chromiamchromiam Posts: 4,114
    old news
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,662
    chromiam wrote:
    old news

    Yeah, but old news is better than no news on this dead-ass board :D
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,690
    imalive wrote:
    chromiam wrote:
    old news

    Yeah, but old news is better than no news on this dead-ass board :D
    hahaha
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,960
    at first I was happy about about the ticketmaste subsidiary because it worked like a craigslist or ebay where people could resell their tickets and it gave people a chance to pay for sold out shows without the risk of having the seller being a crook/theif/scammer since the ticket exchange occurs through ticketmaster.

    BUT not only does the seller have to pay ticketmaster a commission on the sold ticket, the buyer STILL HAS TO PAY THE CONVIENIENCE CHARGES as they would if they were purchasing a regular ticket.

    so not only are you paying the inflated market value you're also paying for the 33% convenience fees of that inflated price. So if you bought what was originally a 150 dollar ticket for (just an example) $1500 you would have to pay $450 dollars in convenience fees and tax on top of that. And the seller would have to pay ticketmaster 150 bucks for commision.

    Lesson, stick with craigslist or ebay and do the ticket exchange in a public place.
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  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    Boooo ticketmaster!!!

    I bought tickets to Augustana the other day. Tickets were $16 each, so for 2 tickets I ended up paying a total of $47.08.

    Wait what??? Fuck you ticketmaster! :mrgreen:
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    imalive wrote:
    Yeah, I know this thread has been done before but....

    Tried this morning to get DMB tickets (no jokes, please) the second they went on sale. Of course, "no matches found," blah, blah blah. BUT WAIT! On the same page, they offer to "Expand your search at Tickets Now: a Ticketmaster company." Lo and fucking behold, this "Ticketmaster company" has plenty of tickets if you want to add a hefty surcharge (into the thousands, if you were so inclined).

    I can deal with Stubhub, but when Ticketmaster scalps their own tickets I say FUCK A BUNCH OF TICKETMASTER!!!!!

    Bastards.
    ...
    Now you know why Ticketmaster is the only company in America that isn't asking for a Government Bailout.
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