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Get_Right said:mr bungle said:Get_Right said:You will never get transparency. TM has been manipulating tickets for decades. They do not care about you. They want the highest prices for tickets and they want to make it as hard as possible for you to recover any money you have spent on tickets. This is their business model.
That is right. Dynamic pricing is designed to limit secondary market revenue.
People get mad when their favorite universities raise prices for big games. "I remember when all tickets were $59! It's ridiculous that they're charging $250 for this seat!"
People are gonna pay the big bucks for the big events. It's a lot better when the band/team gets that money.
If people wouldn't pay $699 for premium seats, the organizers wouldn't charge that much...but they're gonna pay the scalpers who buy the tickets for $120.
The teams and bands finally figured out to get that money themselves.Presidential Advice from President-Elect Mike McCready: "Are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?"0 -
It's not complicated, you put an item up on ebay with a very high price. If you get 70% of asking price you earned more profit than selling it for a set fee. That is what is happening with tickets.0
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CM189191 said:SHZA said:CM189191 said:SHZA said:CM189191 said:Kwieneke said:CM189191 said:mattcoz said:CM189191 said:SHZA said:CM189191 said:Zod said:I do wonder. How much extra revenue do they get from the platinum tickets. It's pretty clear they aren't selling all of them at above face. How much could it could possibly add to the regular ticket prices, if they took that amount of money, divided it by 16,000, and added it to all the other tickets?
I think I'd rather pay $20 more per ticket, then deal with platinum thing.
I suppose at a minimum we should start a "Petition to allow fan2fan to sell tickets below face value" thread. Not sure if TM/Pearl Jam would do it, as it could result in them holding the bag on unsold tickets.
In regards to fan2fan, I really don't like how it's made fan club tickets disposable. It's made it so easy for fans to buy tickets, see they aren't good, then try to dump them again, but it pushes everyones tickets further back that actually do use their tickets. It also allows non 10c'ers access to 10c tickets. Like your almost better off not using 10c, and sniping fan2fan tickets or unsold platinum tickets (if you can gamble with the travel aspect of it).
Since 10C seats keep getting pushed further back, more transparency would be nice.
Claim that Premium tickets subsidize 10C tickets? ok, prove it! Show me the money!1 ticket at $1000 + 9 tickets at $100 = $1900Now, take away the $1000 ticket.$1900 / 10 tickets = $190
Pretty sure I saw more than 10 people at the show Thursday
You think $1,000 was the average Premium price?
I know my 10C ticket was more than $100
And I doubt there's 9 10C members for every Premium ticket.
Your numbers don't add up. Try again?
I disagree. I don't think the numbers are so simple.
I think 10 club members are getting soaked with this new premium pricing and they don't even realize it. Which is why I'm asking for transparency.
Or, maybe we should just trust Ticketmaster's and take their word for it. I'm sure Ticketmaster has our best interest in mind, right?
How do you know premium tickets are averaging $500?
And you're not including 10C annual dues.
10c dues have nothing to do with it. Those exist regardless of whether some tickets are premium priced or not.
You're missing the point.
I'm asking for transparency.
10C tickets keep getting pushed to worse seats. And we're being told Premium tickets are subsidizing other ticket prices.
Fine, let's see the proof. Because it's obvious we keep paying higher prices for worse seats each tour. And it feels like being taken advantage of.0 -
JBob87 said:IMO a much bigger issue is 10C charging the same price for all tickets.
A small group gets $500 market value tickets for a 70% discount...forever. A larger group overpays by 50-100% for nosebleeds. Obviously this is very much show dependant - at MSG, everyone who wins the lottery is getting a good deal. But when I hear about 10C members having to eat tickets and sell at massive losses to recoup money for the Chicago shows, it rubs me the wrong way.
The terms of the club are what they are...and FWIW I fully support the seniority system. I think it's very fair to use to determine seat locations. But I'm not sure it's equitable to have one group of 10C members be massive financial winners and another essentially subsidizing this.
Its surprising how often fans here complain about TM yet ignore this point.
It is catastrophically unfair to price the closest seats the same as those with views obstructed by the ceiling
And the unfairness is compounded by the seniority system and failure to disclose seat locations at the time the purchase price is paid.
Its the worst concert ticketing system except for those smart enough to join 20+ years ago.0 -
The people who complain about seniority despite now having a shot at GA and who complain about having to pay premium prices for access vs. no access at all will also complain if it becomes a total free for all and they still don't get the tickets they want in that system. If you try to cater to perpetual whiners you will always lose.0
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I'm frustrated because I can't make it to a show and my tickets aren't selling. I'd like the option to reduce the price but that isnt allowed. I also cant transfer them (which I get is a feeding ground for scalpers) but in this case - I just dont want them to go to waste. This is really not friendly to the customer. There should be a way to transfer ticketmaster to ticketmaster account AND a way to sell for lower than what you paid .0
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Mrsmaryallen said:I'm frustrated because I can't make it to a show and my tickets aren't selling. I'd like the option to reduce the price but that isnt allowed. I also cant transfer them (which I get is a feeding ground for scalpers) but in this case - I just dont want them to go to waste. This is really not friendly to the customer. There should be a way to transfer ticketmaster to ticketmaster account AND a way to sell for lower than what you paid .1998: Noblesville, IN 08-172000: Noblesville, IN 08-182003: Noblesville, IN 06-222006: Cincinnati, OH 06-242010: Noblesville, IN 05-072016: Lexington, KY 04-26, Wrigley Field 2 08-222018: Wrigley Field 1 08-18, Wrigley Field 2 08-202022: St. Louis, MO 09-182024: Noblesville, IN 08-26, Wrigley Field 1 08-29, Wrigley Field 2 08-31
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Mrsmaryallen said:I'm frustrated because I can't make it to a show and my tickets aren't selling. I'd like the option to reduce the price but that isnt allowed. I also cant transfer them (which I get is a feeding ground for scalpers) but in this case - I just dont want them to go to waste. This is really not friendly to the customer. There should be a way to transfer ticketmaster to ticketmaster account AND a way to sell for lower than what you paid .His eminence has yet to show.
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Mrsmaryallen said:I'm frustrated because I can't make it to a show and my tickets aren't selling. I'd like the option to reduce the price but that isnt allowed. I also cant transfer them (which I get is a feeding ground for scalpers) but in this case - I just dont want them to go to waste. This is really not friendly to the customer. There should be a way to transfer ticketmaster to ticketmaster account AND a way to sell for lower than what you paid .
The more user friendly they make, the more you open it for resellers.
I'm also shocked at how many people buy tickets they can't use. In the 100's and 100's of concerts I've bought tickets too over the last 30 years, I missed 3 shows (Everclear, Foo Fighters, and Judas Priest). The latter two due to illness, the first due to a lack of ambition.
I'm ok with eating a pair a decade if reduces resellers getting access to them.0 -
The Ten Club and ticket pricing/system is a mess right now. Unfortunately they(the band, management, etc,) don't care.
It wasn't like this for many years. In the past I was super happy and would point out to other bands fans how great it was. It wasn't always over priced and broken.0 -
Get_Right said:You will never get transparency. TM has been manipulating tickets for decades. They do not care about you. They want the highest prices for tickets and they want to make it as hard as possible for you to recover any money you have spent on tickets. This is their business model.0
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It won't matter. They will just pay out in unusable vouchers like last time.0
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Eddieredder said:It won't matter. They will just pay out in unusable vouchers like last time.DC '03 - Reading '04 - Philly '05 - Camden 1 '06 - DC '06 - E. Rutherford '06 - The Vic '07 - Lollapalooza '07 - DC '08 - EV DC 1 & 2 '08 (Met Ed!!) - EV Baltimore 1 & 2 '09 - EV NYC 1 '11 (Met Ed!) - Hartford '13 - GCF '15 - MSG 2 '16 - TOTD MSG '16 - Boston 1 & 2 '18 - SHN '21 - EV NYC 1 & 2 '22 - MSG '220
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OceansJenny said:Eddieredder said:It won't matter. They will just pay out in unusable vouchers like last time.I gather speed from you fucking with me.0
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BF25394 said:OceansJenny said:Eddieredder said:It won't matter. They will just pay out in unusable vouchers like last time.Turn this anger into
Nuclear fission0 -
Mrsmaryallen said:I'm frustrated because I can't make it to a show and my tickets aren't selling. I'd like the option to reduce the price but that isnt allowed. I also cant transfer them (which I get is a feeding ground for scalpers) but in this case - I just dont want them to go to waste. This is really not friendly to the customer. There should be a way to transfer ticketmaster to ticketmaster account AND a way to sell for lower than what you paid .
Just put them up on Stubhub, Seat Geek, TicPiks or GameTime. They all have work arounds by hosting the ticket on a website. They can't do a TM to TM transfer but they can upload the ticket with a rotating barcode and let the buyer use them. They put that system in full swing during U2's run at the Sphere where GA tickets where "non transferable" and verified resales only. Guess what? The 2nd hand tickets worked.
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smile6680 said:Get_Right said:You will never get transparency. TM has been manipulating tickets for decades. They do not care about you. They want the highest prices for tickets and they want to make it as hard as possible for you to recover any money you have spent on tickets. This is their business model.
The misconception is that the ticket buyer is Ticketmaster's customer. They are not. Ticketmaster's customer is the artist, the promoter and the venue. They just happen to usually be the promoter and venue too.
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KJ228171 said:Mrsmaryallen said:I'm frustrated because I can't make it to a show and my tickets aren't selling. I'd like the option to reduce the price but that isnt allowed. I also cant transfer them (which I get is a feeding ground for scalpers) but in this case - I just dont want them to go to waste. This is really not friendly to the customer. There should be a way to transfer ticketmaster to ticketmaster account AND a way to sell for lower than what you paid .
Just put them up on Stubhub, Seat Geek, TicPiks or GameTime. They all have work arounds by hosting the ticket on a website. They can't do a TM to TM transfer but they can upload the ticket with a rotating barcode and let the buyer use them. They put that system in full swing during U2's run at the Sphere where GA tickets where "non transferable" and verified resales only. Guess what? The 2nd hand tickets worked.0 -
SHZA said:KJ228171 said:Mrsmaryallen said:I'm frustrated because I can't make it to a show and my tickets aren't selling. I'd like the option to reduce the price but that isnt allowed. I also cant transfer them (which I get is a feeding ground for scalpers) but in this case - I just dont want them to go to waste. This is really not friendly to the customer. There should be a way to transfer ticketmaster to ticketmaster account AND a way to sell for lower than what you paid .
Just put them up on Stubhub, Seat Geek, TicPiks or GameTime. They all have work arounds by hosting the ticket on a website. They can't do a TM to TM transfer but they can upload the ticket with a rotating barcode and let the buyer use them. They put that system in full swing during U2's run at the Sphere where GA tickets where "non transferable" and verified resales only. Guess what? The 2nd hand tickets worked.
Not at all. Stubhub, SeatGeek, et al handle the transfer. The seller does whatever they require to make the ticket available and they handle the backend stuff. Although a significant volume of brokers use them those places are built on everyday people listing tickets. I was just at a show Tuesday that was non-transfer but had plenty of tickets available on the resellers. It had been sold out for months but there were severe storms so people just unloaded tickets at whatever they could get. PIT tickets that cost $150 were available for $45. Those were not brokers.
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