do people like those ticket printer things? for some reason i hate them, like they're some unreal representation of the good time you have at a show.
Ticketmaster website
Originally posted by walkonby:Well, I still have hope.
nothing changes anything. this is america; it's all been already laid out for you.
I rarely bitch about ticket prices, and I certainly haven't in this thread (I was quick to drop $90 on Police tickets because I [wrongly] felt they were worth it, and I nearly always drop 3 figures on U2 tickets because I feel that are always worth it). But as you correctly pointed out, I do bitch about fees and service charges that are associated with tickets through TM and have found my own solutions around them.
But this is a matter of principle for me. You said earlier that I should get a better paying job - I love my job and I'm pretty sure I'm on the higher end of wage earners on this board so I don't avoid TM because I can't afford it. But I have never forgotten what it was like when I couldn't afford the charges. There are at least 5 other companies that have figured out how to pay their employees and still not charge the (what I consider exhorbitant) fees that TM does. You say TM has to pay their employees - I say they have to pay their shareholders. And I don't want to pay their shareholders. Or be any part of Barry Dillers $300 Million annual salary package.
which reminds me of how last night a friend was bitching about the service charges on ticketweb $5 maybe, and i cant figure out how it was so much (mine werent - but i was purchasing more tix, is prob the reason why), so she didnt get tix assuming she could show up at the venue. sure enough it sold out and the venue had a fairly long queue of people hoping to get tix for the show.
which is why for nyc shows, i nearly always buy tix ahead of time or try and get to a venue if i can for certain shows with sky high service charges. if not, i just eat the charges and thank my stars i can see xyz band. but i refuse to buy from ticketmaster for some tix where the service charges are 30% in addition to ticket prices. its so not worth it, and ill take the chance of a sell out :)
which is why for nyc shows, i nearly always buy tix ahead of time or try and get to a venue if i can for certain shows with sky high service charges. if not, i just eat the charges and thank my stars i can see xyz band. but i refuse to buy from ticketmaster for some tix where the service charges are 30% in addition to ticket prices. its so not worth it, and ill take the chance of a sell out :)
How much does the venue dictate service charges?
QOTSA at Rams Head was $25 + ~$12 in service charges. The Ponys at Black Cat was $10 + $3.75 in charges. That's a pretty big spread.
QOTSA at Rams Head was $25 + ~$12 in service charges. The Ponys at Black Cat was $10 + $3.75 in charges. That's a pretty big spread.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:for interpol, playing at the bill graham civic center, the "convenience charge" is $9 per ticket. "processing charge" is $4.90. no charge to mail the tickets.
How much does the venue dictate service charges?
QOTSA at Rams Head was $25 + ~$12 in service charges. The Ponys at Black Cat was $10 + $3.75 in charges. That's a pretty big spread.