I had a friend from Seattle who had been to more than 200 pro sports events by the time he graduated high school. He hated Ticketmaster so much that he……got a job there. He literally wanted to see if there was any possible way to beat the system. After a year, he concluded that there wasn’t, even with inside info, so he gave up and went into aerospace instead.
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Originally posted by RaceBoarder View Post
I just laid out a plan to reduce costs by 30%.
The market is artificially manipulated.
After the Springsteen tickets came out and he caught some heat in the press about the prices, I heard a radio show where listeners were invited to call in and comment on the ticket sales and prices. Jeebus, it was a hour of literally the same biatch. "I've been a Springsteen fan since the '70's. I've been to a hundred and fifty of his concerts. It's BS that ticketmaster doesn't let us "real" Springsteen fans in to buy tickets before all of these people who have no interest at all in his music. Blah, blah, blah."
Someone who has zero interest in Taylor Swift music (that would be me) has exactly the same right as dx and the rest of the middle school girl crowd (or their daddies) to buy those tickets.
The prices are high for two reasons, and only two reasons. First, there is pent-up demand for concerts after the pandemic and so people are willing to pay more. Second, people are willing to buy tickets and speculate that they will go up in value, or that they'll be able to sell them for more than they paid for them. They are probably not wrong.That community is already in the process of dissolution where each man begins to eye his neighbor as a possible enemy, where non-conformity with the accepted creed, political as well as religious, is a mark of disaffection; where denunciation, without specification or backing, takes the place of evidence; where orthodoxy chokes freedom of dissent; where faith in the eventual supremacy of reason has become so timid that we dare not enter our convictions in the open lists, to win or lose.
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Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
b) yes, and it's his usual schtick of dog-eat-dog capitalism where the rich get to trample everyone else and hovey gets to just blissfully ignore it because he's got his.Originally posted by SJHovey View Post
Second, people are willing to buy tickets and speculate that they will go up in value, or that they'll be able to sell them for more than they paid for them. They are probably not wrong.
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Technology destroyed the music industry (Napster, anyone?). Thus, concerts have become the big money sink. Pretty much why I don't like to go to concerts anymore but it was a big part of my youth. Every time I do go to a concert with me and my significant other it's a 500 dollar drop usually. Pretty much the same reason I hate live sports. Too expensive. Hell, even the TV version is getting overpriced.**NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.
Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.
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I guess I get lucky I see shows all the time and rarely is the price gouged. But then I'm willing to walk away if the price sucks like Springsteen.
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Originally posted by Handyman View PostI guess I get lucky I see shows all the time and rarely is the price gouged. But then I'm willing to walk away if the price sucks like Springsteen.
But I don't begrudge people who are willing to pay the price, or the person selling the tickets.That community is already in the process of dissolution where each man begins to eye his neighbor as a possible enemy, where non-conformity with the accepted creed, political as well as religious, is a mark of disaffection; where denunciation, without specification or backing, takes the place of evidence; where orthodoxy chokes freedom of dissent; where faith in the eventual supremacy of reason has become so timid that we dare not enter our convictions in the open lists, to win or lose.
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Originally posted by Handyman View PostI guess I get lucky I see shows all the time and rarely is the price gouged. But then I'm willing to walk away if the price sucks like Springsteen.
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Originally posted by cF[Authentic] View PostI think the problem is that re-selling tickets is now a business rather than a convenient option for people when plans change.**NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.
Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.
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Originally posted by SJHovey View Post
No you didn't. You speculated that 30% of the people who bought tickets have zero interest in attending the show, and you suggested that they shouldn't be allowed to buy tickets. I think that's a hilarious argument.
After the Springsteen tickets came out and he caught some heat in the press about the prices, I heard a radio show where listeners were invited to call in and comment on the ticket sales and prices. Jeebus, it was a hour of literally the same biatch. "I've been a Springsteen fan since the '70's. I've been to a hundred and fifty of his concerts. It's BS that ticketmaster doesn't let us "real" Springsteen fans in to buy tickets before all of these people who have no interest at all in his music. Blah, blah, blah."
Someone who has zero interest in Taylor Swift music (that would be me) has exactly the same right as dx and the rest of the middle school girl crowd (or their daddies) to buy those tickets.
The prices are high for two reasons, and only two reasons. First, there is pent-up demand for concerts after the pandemic and so people are willing to pay more. Second, people are willing to buy tickets and speculate that they will go up in value, or that they'll be able to sell them for more than they paid for them. They are probably not wrong.
Since these are totally corporate accounts the prices are artificially inflated (like Business class flights, or the trendy, downtown steakhouse where every other meal is placed on a corporate card).It's never too early to start the Pre-game festivities
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Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View PostIt’s not even corporate accounts. My family has kraken season tickets and they get first right of refusal for every event at climate pledge.
maybe that’s normal ?
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It's a big deal to be rich enough to attend BIG events. That's why small colleges, high schools, and smaller music venues are the way to go.**NOTE: The misleading post above was brought to you by Reynold's Wrap and American Steeples, makers of Crosses.
Originally Posted by dropthatpuck-Scooby's a lost cause.
Originally Posted by First Time, Long Time-Always knew you were nothing but a troll.
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Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View PostIt’s not even corporate accounts. My family has kraken season tickets and they get first right of refusal for every event at climate pledge.
maybe that’s normal ?That community is already in the process of dissolution where each man begins to eye his neighbor as a possible enemy, where non-conformity with the accepted creed, political as well as religious, is a mark of disaffection; where denunciation, without specification or backing, takes the place of evidence; where orthodoxy chokes freedom of dissent; where faith in the eventual supremacy of reason has become so timid that we dare not enter our convictions in the open lists, to win or lose.
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Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View PostIt’s not even corporate accounts. My family has kraken season tickets and they get first right of refusal for every event at climate pledge.
maybe that’s normal ?
This is the exact reason why Leafs games at the ACC have the rep that they do.It's never too early to start the Pre-game festivities
Go Cats!!! GO BLACKHAWKS!
Cuck the Fubs... Let's Go WHITE SOX!!!
Wildcat Born, Wildcat Bred....
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