Comments on: More Proof Ticketmaster Is Screwing You http://brahsome.com/2009/01/23/more-proof-ticketmaster-is-screwing-you/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:32:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mac Ghttp://brahsome.com/2009/01/23/more-proof-ticketmaster-is-screwing-you/comment-page-1/#comment-27373 Mac G Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:45:16 +0000 http://brahsome.com/?p=3673#comment-27373 I am still perplexed at the legality of this scam. Great Post Brah. I am still perplexed at the legality of this scam. Great Post Brah.

]]> By: christoffffhttp://brahsome.com/2009/01/23/more-proof-ticketmaster-is-screwing-you/comment-page-1/#comment-27175 christoffff Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:15:46 +0000 http://brahsome.com/?p=3673#comment-27175 fuck ticketmasterthey are fucking bitchesFUCK THE MAN!! fuck ticketmaster

they are fucking bitches

FUCK THE MAN!!

]]> By: Broncehttp://brahsome.com/2009/01/23/more-proof-ticketmaster-is-screwing-you/comment-page-1/#comment-27123 Bronce Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:18:12 +0000 http://brahsome.com/?p=3673#comment-27123 "*Please note that on occasion tickets may be placed for sale on TicketsNow by Ticketmaster for example when a transaction on Ticketmaster's TicketExchange is subsequently cancelled and Ticketmaster resells the ticket to mitigate a loss it has incurred."In other words, you never had a chance. “*Please note that on occasion tickets may be placed for sale on TicketsNow by Ticketmaster for example when a transaction on Ticketmaster’s TicketExchange is subsequently cancelled and Ticketmaster resells the ticket to mitigate a loss it has incurred.”

In other words, you never had a chance.

]]> By: TMasterhttp://brahsome.com/2009/01/23/more-proof-ticketmaster-is-screwing-you/comment-page-1/#comment-26925 TMaster Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:30:55 +0000 http://brahsome.com/?p=3673#comment-26925 The reason this sort of thing exists is because the consumer continues to pay for it. Consumers are willing and able to pay higher, secondary market prices. Because of that, these brokers offer higher prices than if you bought direct from an arena or team. If you don't like it, don't buy tickets to the event, other people don't have a problem with it and will pay for it. The reason this sort of thing exists is because the consumer continues to pay for it. Consumers are willing and able to pay higher, secondary market prices. Because of that, these brokers offer higher prices than if you bought direct from an arena or team. If you don’t like it, don’t buy tickets to the event, other people don’t have a problem with it and will pay for it.

]]> By: v_krishnahttp://brahsome.com/2009/01/23/more-proof-ticketmaster-is-screwing-you/comment-page-1/#comment-26909 v_krishna Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:54:26 +0000 http://brahsome.com/?p=3673#comment-26909 While I agree it sucks for the consumer, the claim from TM is that they don't sell any tickets on TN, nor do they sell any tickets to TN brokers - rather, all tickets listed on TN are from 3rd party brokers. How can they list tickets for sale long before the tickets have gone on sale (e.g., Phish summer tour?) - they do so on speculation (e.g., brokers assume from past experience that they will get 15 tickets to event X, so list them before they have them). The real rub is in the fine print - on most scalping sites, they can at any time refund your money no questions ask and not give you the ticket. What would be worth getting up in arms about is seeing whether or not scalpers are selling tickets multiple times over on speculation, and then when the actual product comes in, refunding all but the most expensive orders.That said, TM sucks horribly, and Live Nation isn't much better. Unfortunately, in our "free market" (read: nepotism) competition in media quickly turns to a "you scratch my back I'll scratch yours" - and once again, the consumer is shafted. While I agree it sucks for the consumer, the claim from TM is that they don’t sell any tickets on TN, nor do they sell any tickets to TN brokers – rather, all tickets listed on TN are from 3rd party brokers. How can they list tickets for sale long before the tickets have gone on sale (e.g., Phish summer tour?) – they do so on speculation (e.g., brokers assume from past experience that they will get 15 tickets to event X, so list them before they have them). The real rub is in the fine print – on most scalping sites, they can at any time refund your money no questions ask and not give you the ticket. What would be worth getting up in arms about is seeing whether or not scalpers are selling tickets multiple times over on speculation, and then when the actual product comes in, refunding all but the most expensive orders.

That said, TM sucks horribly, and Live Nation isn’t much better. Unfortunately, in our “free market” (read: nepotism) competition in media quickly turns to a “you scratch my back I’ll scratch yours” – and once again, the consumer is shafted.

]]> By: The Braphecyhttp://brahsome.com/2009/01/23/more-proof-ticketmaster-is-screwing-you/comment-page-1/#comment-26903 The Braphecy Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:45:16 +0000 http://brahsome.com/?p=3673#comment-26903 Ticketmaster is an evil corporation. I would like to kick the CEO square in the testicles. That is all. Ticketmaster is an evil corporation. I would like to kick the CEO square in the testicles. That is all.

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