Ticketmaster - what a rip off

hoosier21 · 03-10-2004, 04:40 PM

I am all for paying for convenience, but..I was trying to buy tickets online today. Ticket price 16.00

Get to check out, 16.00 x 2, plus 6.95 x 2 convenience charge, then add 4.10 processing charge, thank God I picked U.S. for delivery, total was $50.00 for $32.00 worth of tickets, maybe Pearl Jam was right.

tryrrthg · 03-10-2004, 05:16 PM

Yeah they are quite the rip off. did you notice the option of printing your tickets after they email them to you. They wanted like 5 bucks for them to EMAIL them! that's can't cost them anything!

Ceruleance · 03-10-2004, 07:35 PM

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Originally posted by tryrrthg
Yeah they are quite the rip off. did you notice the option of printing your tickets after they email them to you. They wanted like 5 bucks for them to EMAIL them! that's can't cost them anything!

while I agree that ticketmaster is ridiculously overpriced, I have to make one comment: The technology they needed to implement to be able to send you the tickets via email probably cost them tens or hundreds of thousands in consulting fees, not to mention the ticket verification systems at the venues etc. Its not exactly free

Strong Bad · 03-10-2004, 11:09 PM

Anyone know who owns Ticketmaster?

Does the name Paul Allen ring a bell? Yeah, the same Paul Allen that started Microsoft with Bill Gates. He's not in the top 10 richest people in existance for just owning Microsoft shares. Ticketmaster is his ticket to wealth!

kingkip · 03-11-2004, 03:55 AM

They ain't called ticketbastard for no reason!

03-10-2004, 04:40 PM	#1
hoosier21 Polk Expert Member Sales Rating: (17) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,914	Ticketmaster - what a rip off I am all for paying for convenience, but..I was trying to buy tickets online today. Ticket price 16.00 Get to check out, 16.00 x 2, plus 6.95 x 2 convenience charge, then add 4.10 processing charge, thank God I picked U.S. for delivery, total was $50.00 for $32.00 worth of tickets, maybe Pearl Jam was right. __________________ Acurus RL11 - Preamp Aragon 8008ST - Power amp Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B - Vandersteen 2Ci (8) 12" driver DIY - Subwoofer Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp Outlaw ICBM - crossover Beringher BFD - sub eq Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote! "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."

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tryrrthg Polkhead Member Sales Rating: (11) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 1,799	Yeah they are quite the rip off. did you notice the option of printing your tickets after they email them to you. They wanted like 5 bucks for them to EMAIL them! that's can't cost them anything! __________________ The Had My First Child, Have To "Give Up" My Stereo Room, Condensed Two Channel & HT Rig: Mains: Dynaudio Focus 140 Integrated Amp: Arcam A85 Source: Slim Devices Squeezebox 3 -> Bel Canto DAC 1.1 Home Theater: Sony KDL-40V2500 HDTV, Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray, Polk CSi3 & R15, Denon 2802 receiver, and DIY sub with Atlas 15

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Strong Bad Polkologist Member Sales Rating: (3) Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Baltimore Posts: 3,443	Anyone know who owns Ticketmaster? Does the name Paul Allen ring a bell? Yeah, the same Paul Allen that started Microsoft with Bill Gates. He's not in the top 10 richest people in existance for just owning Microsoft shares. Ticketmaster is his ticket to wealth! __________________ "No way man.....I've had ones where no wipe was needed. It's all about confidence in your turd." BaggedLancer

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