Get rid of Ticketfly

Not sure where to stick this comment

I just noticed that RNRH (and obviously DC9), and the Black Cat appear to be transitioning over to ticketfly.  Bummer, the last venues with low service fees will sadly be no more.

dang. i've been pretty happy with ticket alternative over the years.

stevewizzle wrote:
dang. i've been pretty happy with ticket alternative over the years.

Yep, I liked them a lot.  That 5-6 dollar difference on every order adds up.

Oh well.  Looks like DC9/RNRH shows starting in November are on ticketfly and Black Cat shows are.. hmm.. looks like whatever they're announcing from now on is going ticketfly.

Looks like the ticket charges is no more than what ticket alternative is currently charging

For RNR Hotel, at $15 face, the charge is $4.48 with ticketfly  and $4.50 with ticket alternative (both for print at home)

For Black Cat, at $15 face, both ticketfly and ticket alternative charge $3.

The venues dictate the charges.

Vas wrote:
Looks like the ticket charges is no more than what ticket alternative is currently charging

For RNR Hotel, at $15 face, the charge is $4.48 with ticketfly  and $4.50 with ticket alternative (both for print at home)

For Black Cat, at $15 face, both ticketfly and ticket alternative charge $3.

The venues dictate the charges.

Hmm, it appears you are correct.  Way to go and actually do some looking around instead of just being irritated like I was, ha.


Maybe I should focus my agitation on RNRH, as it seems they're fees have gone up quite a bit.  I don't remember them being this high previously, but it's been a while since i've gotten advance tickets for a show here (the Metz show whenever that was).

All I know is TF is super expensive and there is always a problem or hidden fee. I still dislike how you can't get back to a window to add additional shows to your order, etc. …TA is awesome and decent fees and easy to use and they detail costs, etc. I really wanted to buy a Colin Meloy ticket - $50. There are charges, then more charges, then cost to ship in mail. I know, I know, all this is probably normal, but for me, it's cruddy b/c no one I can pay $50 or see any show at Lincoln with all the fees they are charging. I also want to see quite a few shows there - no way I can afford. And they no longer ship for free, and might even charge for will call (can't remember). Unless I get to a ticket window, I can't buy tickets right now based on the fees.

Joe just likes correcting people!

if ticket companies did not charge extra fees for their service, would they even be in service to serve you, or would you be forced to go back to an era when shady guys with trench coats sold you tickets?  shut up about fees, or stay home.  or go form a ticket company; go form any company for that matter.  go do something with your life, that costs money, like a hidden fee.

walkonby wrote:
if ticket companies did not charge extra fees for their service, would they even be in service to serve you, or would you be forced to go back to an era when shady guys with trench coats sold you tickets?  shut up about fees, or stay home.  or go form a ticket company; go form any company for that matter.  go do something with your life, that costs money, like a hidden fee.

What is bogus about fees is the following:

1) Some ticket services don't refund fees for cancelled shows. 

2) The fees are annoying. Put them into the ticket price. 

3) A lot of those fees are actually going back to the promoter and not to the ticket service.  It is just deceptive marketing.

4) Some places charge you a fee for print at home and will mail them to you for free.  How does that make sense? I always tell them to mail them to me.  Only an idiot would do otherwise.

company - "we charge fees that pay employees and keep us a company that does business."

consumer - "thats annoying."

walkonby - "fuck off consumer."

walkonby wrote:
company - "we charge fees that pay employees and keep us a company that does business."

consumer - "thats annoying."

walkonby - "fuck off consumer."

atomicfront - "I have this all figured out and anyone who doesn't do what I do is an idiot"

damn, i forgot about that character in my story.

grateful wrote:

walkonby wrote:
company - "we charge fees that pay employees and keep us a company that does business."

consumer - "thats annoying."

walkonby - "fuck off consumer."

atomicfront - "I have this all figured out and anyone who doesn't do what I do is an idiot"

No.  Why would anyone pay to print at home?  I guess if you are homeless this might make sense and for you it would be "print at kinkos".

i do not understand print at home tickets.  they are fake tickets in my book, and you look like a nerd with tape between your glasses if you have them.  but i hate direct deposit checks as well, and choose real checks from my job so i can walk in my bank with my real checks and wave at the cute teller.

walkonby wrote:
wave at the cute teller.

Do they still have those?  Did you use your buggy whip today too?

yes, there are these things called banks.  they exist in every town.  every town in every state.  every state as in our united states.  and in those things called banks, there are people in them that run them and work in them and make sure the lights are on, the doors unlocked, the trash taken out, the customers spoken to when they walk in.  so yes, tellers are people and they exist in reality today, and tomorrow and the day after that.  so i will take my buggy whip, and turn you over my knee.

Sidehatch wrote:

walkonby wrote:
wave at the cute teller.

Do they still have those?  Did you use your buggy whip today too?

Actually they do.  I lost my ATM card last year on the way to the beach.  I didn't have checks or know my account number and my drivers license was torn in half but the teller was able to give me cash.  She even taped my drivers license back together.  Quite helpful.  

Four years later and the site still can't handle the demand. What an absolute joke. No one I know has gotten through for the Phish sale yet. Get rid of this amateur hour ticket provider.

I really don't understand why ticket companies don't just use a queue system….you hit the page once, it puts you into the queue in the order you first hit it…keeps people from hitting reload all the time, reduces load on the server.  It's not that difficult to implement either..although it does take man hours for back end architecture building, and I suppose it might not be worth it for the companies to do that for only a few events a year that are taxing on the system.

And it would also give me a chance to post this whenever tickets to a high demand show go on sale.