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Fucking Ticketmaster

Postby Otters Walk Among Us » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:28 am

2 tickets.
Total face value: $50
Total Ticketmaster charge: $68.10
Percentage of face value in service charges: 36.2

May they die slowly in the bowels of hell.
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Postby Cadman68 » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:31 am

who are you going to see?
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Postby glokstadt » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:35 am

I referr to them as "Ticket Bastard" [:(!] [}:)]


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Postby MARV » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:39 am

I bought tickets for a show once that was canceled and it took about a year to get Ticketmaster to stop trying to collect money from me through American Express. I kept contesting the charges until an Amex rep called me up wondering what the deal was. I told her and she took care of it once and for all. Here, check this interesting article out:

http://www.statenews.com/op_article.phtml?pk=4164

Ticketmaster makes me sick.

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Postby Otters Walk Among Us » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:55 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Cadman68[/i]
<br>who are you going to see?
[/quote]

Guess I could've mentioned that.

The Beautiful South. We have to drive 5 hours to Philadelphia to see them, otherwise I'd go to the box office.
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Postby coop41 » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:00 am

Devo concert that was supposed to be last night was canceled about two weeks before the show. I had tickets in the center, 7th row. God knows how much all the fees were but they said they'd refund the money except for the "Convenience Fee" which was a total of around $20. Unbelievable!
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Postby marie3 » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:44 am

I had an event cancelled and tickemaster wouldn't refund the charge. I called my charge card company and they refunded me.
I hate ticketmaster. They are theives.
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Postby KYYX4ever » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:24 am

I've heard so many of these types of stories about Ticketmaster. Sorry to hear more of these, you guys.[V]

If I can help it, I try not to use TM. I usually buy at the door if possible, or use a local company or record store that sells tickets.
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Postby glokstadt » Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:53 am

I remember when Pearl Jam tried to take them on, and failed. I was a concert promoter in my past, and always used Ticket Tron, they ruled, just not enough venues, and then TicketBasterd bought them out, and I was told pay so much to sign up with us, and were going to charge you this much per ticket, AND (get this) take a cut of your profits (gross!!!) from the gig as well... I said Fuck You Very Much... sold tickets through the bands, records stores, alternative shops, etc., BUT I was banned (black-balled) from many venues in Los Angeles, as well as I could never do any gigs at any of the Ticket Master "run"/"owned" venues around town... the independent concert promotor has to pay to play as well... maybe that's why I like The Payola$ so much! [:D]

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Postby Bitter Almonds » Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:59 am

<p align="justify">ticketbastard has a monopoly on the tickets. Unless you wanna buy yours at the booth the day of the show or buy them from a scalper, the only other venue is them[xx(]
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Postby WoodlandParkPunk » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:52 am

Scalpers my friends, use the scalpers.
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Postby coop41 » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:28 pm

I had to unfortunately use tickemaster today, in addition to the ridiculous convenience fees and order charges (the convenience fee goes up for more expensive tickets), they now charge to print your tickets at home. Huh? $2.50.
So let me get this straight, for clicking on the print button, and using all of my own paper and ink, it costs me $2.50?

Unbelievable.
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Postby glokstadt » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:35 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by coop41[/i]
<br>I had to unfortunately use tickemaster today, in addition to the ridiculous convenience fees and order charges (the convenience fee goes up for more expensive tickets), they now charge to print your tickets at home. Huh? $2.50.
So let me get this straight, for clicking on the print button, and using all of my own paper and ink, it costs me $2.50?

Unbelievable.
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Postby Bitter Almonds » Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:59 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by WoodlandParkPunk[/i]
<br>Scalpers my friends, use the scalpers.
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<p align="justify">The ones outside the venue, the ones on e-bay, or places like tikco that sell tix for three or four times the retail? Actually, they all sell for three or four times what ticketbastard charges.
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