43% surcharge on ticket @ ticketfly.com?!? What the...????

Driveway wrote:
By no means do I support The Fillmore or Live Nation.  I think they and Clear Channel are pretty darned evil. 

to clarify
LiveNation=Clear Channel
They just "spun it off" gave it a new name because the old one had such a bad rep, but it's run by the same people who ran Clear Channel Entertainment.

nkotb wrote:
My options where 1) no beer or 2) drink a PBR.  I opted for number one.

We all make mistakes.  I respect your decision to own up to yours here on the board.  Well done.

I don't understand the comment and I won't respond to it.

StoneTheCrow wrote:

nkotb wrote:
My options where 1) no beer or 2) drink a PBR.  I opted for number one.

We all make mistakes.  I respect your decision to own up to yours here on the board.  Well done.

Driveway wrote:
I'd like to see a flat fee for service charges instead of a percentage.  A $55 dollar ticket doesn't cost more to print and mail than a $10 ticket.  This would also remove the 'surprise' element at check out.  I know this is a pipe dream though and will likely never happen. 

i strongly suspect that expensive tickets subsidize the cheap ones.  a flat rate might be $7 - a huge hit on a $10 ticket, but acceptable for a $75 one.  so instead you get $4 on the $10, and $11 on the $75.

i agree with everyone who said that ticket fees and surcharges should be obvious up front.  is it REALLY that hard to put on the event page, in small type, "$4 convenience fee per ticket, and $5 processing fee per order"?  the motivation of the ticket vendor to not do so is obvious: they want you to already have made the purchase decision before you see the final price.  they're thinking that they'll get more sales that way, vs having the full price up front and scaring customers away.

Driveway wrote:


I'd like to see a flat fee for service charges instead of a percentage.  A $55 dollar ticket doesn't cost more to print and mail than a $10 ticket.  This would also remove the 'surprise' element at check out.  I know this is a pipe dream though and will likely never happen. 

If you're one one those people who can afford $55 for a concert ticket by some overhyped artist or  classic artist slumming it at the club, you probably shouldn't be worrying about service fees.