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Fucking hell Ticket Master
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Fuck Ticketmaster.
I will go out of my way to drive to a venue and purchase tickets at the box office just so none of my money goes their way. Ripoff monopoly they've got going. $12.95 convenience fee per ticket? Yeah, you know what would be a convenience? If I didn't have to pay a convenience fee.
Fuck Ticketmaster.
I will go out of my way to drive to a venue and purchase tickets at the box office just so none of my money goes their way. Ripoff monopoly they've got going. $12.95 convenience fee per ticket? Yeah, you know what would be a convenience? If I didn't have to pay a convenience fee.
Fuck Ticketmaster.
forknknife
Banned
Yeah, they are pretty evil. Also sick of the obligatory monthly membership fees that I have to pay here in Amsterdam if I go to a concert in Paradiso or Melkweg. 4 euros that you have to pay for fucking nothing. It's ridiculous. I try not to go to concerts to those venues anymore just because of this.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
jadedm17
Member
Your wallet speaks louder than words and such...
Yeah, but that's like an 2/3 hours down the drain :/. I stick it to the man next time I guess.
Shredding.Bullets
Member
Yep, Ticketmaster blows. Luckily, most of the good, smaller venues are taking to services like TicketWeb. It's not uncommon for local record stores to sell tix to smaller shows either, which is cool too.
But for all the large concerts, it seems like Ticketmaster and LiveNation are the only real option, which means ridiculous fees. Doesn't seem like a major competitor will come any time soon either, the venues seem content with this arrangement.
Edit: Forgot about Ticketfly, which is pretty solid too.
But for all the large concerts, it seems like Ticketmaster and LiveNation are the only real option, which means ridiculous fees. Doesn't seem like a major competitor will come any time soon either, the venues seem content with this arrangement.
Edit: Forgot about Ticketfly, which is pretty solid too.
Which is exactly how they like it. They make their money off loyal fans who will pay out the ass to make sure they score their tickets.
And yes, Ticketmaster owns LiveNation, or vice versa. Don't know how they're not cracked down on for a monopoly...
outunderthestars
Banned
complaining about the fees but still paying them?
you're doing it wrong....
you're doing it wrong....
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Yeah, it sucks. Added about $30 to the total when I bought Awolnation tickets a while back.
thekonamicode
Member
Pearl Jam tried fighting Ticketmaster back in the 90s and it nearly destroyed their careers.
CornBurrito
Member
Man, price (time and parking too) wise, I made out as best I could. If I lived closer to Philly, I would have made the drive. I'm really fucking angry about it though, but I had to swallow their dirty yellowy jizz this time.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Cot damn, op, way to complain about something and then buckle in 10 mins.
outunderthestars
Banned
Joel Was Right
If you smell burning, it's probably the generators acting up. Report it anyway.
dem
Member
its true
mr stroke
Member
Yes there fees blow, but what are you going to do? Its the cost of Ticketmaster doing business
You just "feel" screwed because the tickets are listed that way. What Ticketmaster should do is list one price with everything included and no one would bitch. Showing the lower price less the fees, is a shitty way for the Venue, Artist, and Ticketmaster to show bogus pricing.
You just "feel" screwed because the tickets are listed that way. What Ticketmaster should do is list one price with everything included and no one would bitch. Showing the lower price less the fees, is a shitty way for the Venue, Artist, and Ticketmaster to show bogus pricing.
Well yeah, if they sold out I would die.
I am ashamed of myself
. Damn you The XX!
outunderthestars said:
The XX
Alas, no facebook or twitter, only a neogaf account
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Acerac
Banned
You don't think people would question why the tickets from ticketmaster are absurdly more expensive anyways?
LoneWolf296
Member
I only buy tickets off tickets.urmusic.ca you have to be a Rogers phone customer but you can get a friend on Rogers to buy the tix and text them to you NO SERVICE FEES and all that awful Ticketmaster bullshit. I bought Tool tickets last year in Toronto they gave me front of the line 100s level tix with no service fees it was the absolute best feeling not taking an asspounding from Ticketmasters absurd charges
Not all of it is Ticketmaster. I bet in person that $30 ticket is at least $35. Ticketing has went from advertising all in pricing to advertising fake prices that don't include unavoidable fees.
Instead of raising ticket prices to account for increased expenses, the ticket prices stay the same and the fees keep going up and up. They still want to advertise "Tickets start at $30" even though they don't.
Where I work, it started at just an extra $1 or $2 and now it's regularly $6/$7 on top of the advertised pricing. I hate it because I have to hear people complain about it every day. And they're right it's ridiculous but there's nothing I can do about it. I just tell them I agree and would prefer advertised prices include all unavoidable fees but at the end of the day you just need to decide if the price including all fees is something you're willing to pay or not.
It's going to take government regulation to get it to stop.
Instead of raising ticket prices to account for increased expenses, the ticket prices stay the same and the fees keep going up and up. They still want to advertise "Tickets start at $30" even though they don't.
Where I work, it started at just an extra $1 or $2 and now it's regularly $6/$7 on top of the advertised pricing. I hate it because I have to hear people complain about it every day. And they're right it's ridiculous but there's nothing I can do about it. I just tell them I agree and would prefer advertised prices include all unavoidable fees but at the end of the day you just need to decide if the price including all fees is something you're willing to pay or not.
It's going to take government regulation to get it to stop.
Often times you don't have a choice. If I'm going to take a day off of work and drive 5 hours for a show, I'd rather pay the $10 in stupid fees than risk a trip for nothing. It's bullshit, but that's what I have to do.
forgeforsaken
Member
The one show is hiding $5 of the ticket price in the service charge.
Acerac
Banned
So what you're saying is it's not going to stop.
mr stroke
Member
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
Adult F8 F 3 $95.00
Processing Fee: $2.00
Total Convenience Fee for 1 Ticket: $13.50
Price for 1 Ticket: $110.50
/sigh
Select-a-seat isn't much better.
Processing Fee: $2.00
Total Convenience Fee for 1 Ticket: $13.50
Price for 1 Ticket: $110.50
/sigh
Select-a-seat isn't much better.
LoneWolf296
Member
Seriously do not support Ticketmaster by buying tix off them there ARE ways to avoid it buy from the venue or http://tickets.urmusic.com I can't stress enough the grief I've saved by doing this not many people know about it spread the word and stop the monopoly
outunderthestars
Banned
Well here in Canada, airlines will be required to advertise prices including all fees in a couple years. Also, they actually fined a couple of telecoms for advertising like this:
Home phone from $19.99/month*
*plus system access fee, modem fee, 911 fee, hearing impaired fee, regulatory fee... Total cost per month $32.77+tax
So I have hope that it will happen at some point.
Because with mail you get them in a week sometimes more, with print at home you get them instantly. You're paying for convenience. Especially if you buy at the last minute when mailing isn't an option anymore as you won't have to wait in line at the box office to pick them up. This one is not in the same boat as the others because it's an optional service you don't have to use if you don't want too. The printing part is irrelevant, especially now since they can just scan them off your smartphone.
What happened? I was looking for tickets for his solo tour earlier this year but lost enthusiasm when I saw that you had to either go through Ticketmaster or a paid fan club for (presumably) the good seats.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Yep. Fuck ticketmaster. The government needs to stomp those mother fuckers out. Not happening, though.
Mama Robotnik
Member
I once had a temp job at this company, posted on GAF about it a while back.
They refused to refund tickets to customers dying of cancer. They wouldn't even allow them to transfer ownership of the tickets (terms were final: either the customer - dying in a hospice - collects the tickets with their credit card and identification, or no one does).
Fucking hate them.
They refused to refund tickets to customers dying of cancer. They wouldn't even allow them to transfer ownership of the tickets (terms were final: either the customer - dying in a hospice - collects the tickets with their credit card and identification, or no one does).
Fucking hate them.
Acerac
Banned
Oh, you live in Canada. Yeah that might happen sooner or later for you guys.
Stuck in my silly US mindset atm. Sorry about the confusion.
That doesn't even make any sense. The tickets are already paid for. They lose nothing by helping this person.
Not doing a refund is pretty despicable but at least it makes sense.
frankie_baby
Member
Ticketmaster had a good reason/excuse for the print your own ticket thing, that being they had to pay for equipment at the venues to scan the tickets OK fair enough so now its all been paid for many times over why hasn't that been dropped?
Exactly the same as cinemas charging extra for 3d films, that extra charge hasn't been dropped now the equipment is paid for either
Capitalism FTW!!!
Exactly the same as cinemas charging extra for 3d films, that extra charge hasn't been dropped now the equipment is paid for either
Capitalism FTW!!!
i stopped buying through ticketmaster unless there was no other option. when i was going to concerts often, i saved a shit ton by avoiding them.
i love convenience fees.
my favorite is that you pay extra for everything because they accept debit cards. some places offer you lower price for paying cash, but they have to call it "discount" or some shit.
i love convenience fees.
my favorite is that you pay extra for everything because they accept debit cards. some places offer you lower price for paying cash, but they have to call it "discount" or some shit.
VindicatorZ
Member
This is EXACTLY why Pearl Jam boycotted Ticket Master for all those years.
Watch this video of Pearl Jam vs Ticketmaster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8T3B44D7iA
FUCK THEM!!
Watch this video of Pearl Jam vs Ticketmaster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8T3B44D7iA
FUCK THEM!!
forgeforsaken
Member
I should also point out that the cheaper charge was on a ticket that was $5 cheaper before service charges. Club shows, so it was a 20 v a 25 dollar show, and the 25 dollar show had the additional 5 dollars in service charges.
Necromanti
Member
I just bought a ticket for Cirque du Soleil, and even though it doesn't go through a third-party ticketing agency, the $30 ticket ended up costing $44 with all the stupid convenience fees.
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