Originally posted by Got Haggis?:or not for
.50 for $1
Ticket Service Charges
Why can't we buy tickets for the 930 club FROM the 930 club website and pay the $1 club service charge like we do at the box office….or even $1.50 or something for the extra convenience of buying from 930.com.
That's a good idea. What's keeping this from happening?
Originally posted by mankie:
Why can't we buy tickets for the 930 club FROM the 930 club website and pay the $1 club service charge like we do at the box office….or even $1.50 or something for the extra convenience of buying from 930.com.
There's a huge difference between someone who is already logging office hours at the club to print off a few tickets for you, and the implentation of an online ticket buying system.
This site isn't exactly cutting edge; there would be a lot of work to be done to set up the website to both take orders, make sure the correct amount of tickets are available, print them out and send them.
I doubt the club would be able to do this and only charge an extra 50 cents or so. I really don't know all the ins and outs of web transactions, but there's a lot more to it than just making it so. You also need to look at the extra manpower that would be needed to print and send all of the tickets, or even print and have them ready at will call. So shut it, Thirsty.
This site isn't exactly cutting edge; there would be a lot of work to be done to set up the website to both take orders, make sure the correct amount of tickets are available, print them out and send them.
I doubt the club would be able to do this and only charge an extra 50 cents or so. I really don't know all the ins and outs of web transactions, but there's a lot more to it than just making it so. You also need to look at the extra manpower that would be needed to print and send all of the tickets, or even print and have them ready at will call. So shut it, Thirsty.
Originally posted by thirsty moore:
That's a good idea. What's keeping this from happening?
Originally posted by mankie:
Why can't we buy tickets for the 930 club FROM the 930 club website and pay the $1 club service charge like we do at the box office….or even $1.50 or something for the extra convenience of buying from 930.com.
I dont think there is much business incentive for the club to take on the overhead required to sell the tickets online themselves.
Edit - Yeah what NKOTB said
Edit - Yeah what NKOTB said
Originally posted by mankie:From this old thread.
Why can't we buy tickets for the 930 club FROM the 930 club website and pay the $1 club service charge like we do at the box office….or even $1.50 or something for the extra convenience of buying from 930.com.
bikerchickdc: With all the $$$ collected from ticket service charges, maybe 9:30 could eliminate the middle-man and just sell tickets directly to the public.
Seth Hurwitz: wow, and then everybody could complain about how MY ticket company sucks
Thanks all for jumping on the wagon. I'm out in the burbs. I attend a show or so a month but at different venues so its usually difficult to plan too far in advance. I'm not against a reasonable charge for the convenience and peace of mind of knowing I have a ticket. The fees are just out of line. I like the idea of scaling the fees based on ticket price. If I buy some crappy seat at MCI Center for $75 Iâ??d probably be stupid enough to pay $15 in service fees. For now I'm sticking to the small venues.
Enjoying the music.
Enjoying the music.
I think the Ottobar/Mission Media in baltimore does this. I forget their charge, it is like $3 per ticket I think and that is just for your name on a list when you get to the show.
Originally posted by Sir HC:That is similar to how Metro Cafe use to do it if I remember correctly.
I think the Ottobar/Mission Media in baltimore does this. I forget their charge, it is like $3 per ticket I think and that is just for your name on a list when you get to the show.
Ottobar sells through missiontix.com, which while it is affiliated, I thought it functioned as a separate ticket company as well.
Ottobar, Sidebar and a few other places in B'more use MissionTix for online ticket sales.
From the MissionTix's help section on processing fees: "Unless otherwise noted:
â?? Tickets that are $24.99 or less have a processing fee of $2.50 - $3.50
â?? Tickets that are $25.00 - $49.99 have a processing fee of $4.25
â?? Tickets that are $50.00 - $74.99 have a processing fee of $5.00
â?? Tickets that are $75.00 - $100 have a processing fee of $5.75"
From the MissionTix's help section on processing fees: "Unless otherwise noted:
â?? Tickets that are $24.99 or less have a processing fee of $2.50 - $3.50
â?? Tickets that are $25.00 - $49.99 have a processing fee of $4.25
â?? Tickets that are $50.00 - $74.99 have a processing fee of $5.00
â?? Tickets that are $75.00 - $100 have a processing fee of $5.75"
Originally posted by Sir HC:
I think the Ottobar/Mission Media in baltimore does this. I forget their charge, it is like $3 per ticket I think and that is just for your name on a list when you get to the show.
well there is another tickets.com option that can save at least the processing fee… there are some, not many, outlets where tickets can be gotten
Ticket Outlets
Ticket Outlets
And they shouldn't – can you imagine the additional grief at the ticket window with the "I bought these three days ago online and NEVER GOT THEM IN THE MAIL; what the hell am I supposed to do!" Oy vey, I can hear the kvetching now.
Originally posted by pollard:
I dont think there is much business incentive for the club to take on the overhead required to sell the tickets online themselves.
Edit - Yeah what NKOTB said
Jeez Mankie, why do you have to ask these questions.
-edit- This showed up in the wrong thread!
Originally posted by thirsty moore:I should keep my big keyboard shut in the future….just asked a simple question.. "NO" would've sufficed.
Jeez Mankie, why do you have to ask these questions.
Bags, are you jewish because you make comments just like my old boss, rest his soul.
Originally posted by Got Haggis?:I was just checking this option out on ticketmaster.com. Having your tickets shipped via regular mail - FREE. Printing your tickets yourself on your own printer - $3.50. What's up with that?
especially now that at least on ticketmaster.com you can even print out your ticket on your printer
Haha, I was the one that bore the brunt of it!
Originally posted by mankie:
Originally posted by thirsty moore:I should keep my big keyboard shut in the future….just asked a simple question.. "NO" would've sufficed.
Jeez Mankie, why do you have to ask these questions.
Originally posted by mankie:I figured someone would eventually ask – no, not jewish, but attended heavily jewish educational institutions! ;)
Originally posted by thirsty moore:Bags, are you jewish because you make comments just like my old boss, rest his soul.
Originally posted by Bags:My boss used to say something that cracked me up but I can't remember it exactly now, maybe you can help me.
Originally posted by mankie:I figured someone would eventually ask – no, not jewish, but attended heavily jewish educational institutions! ;)
Originally posted by thirsty moore:Bags, are you jewish because you make comments just like my old boss, rest his soul.
We did remodeling so when something was finished or completed he would say something like, "it's fach'tick' only when you say the 'fach' bit you make that throat clearing sound…..what's the "fach'tick" I'm thinking of if you know?
Originally posted by mankie:
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:I totally agree. It doesn't cost $7.00 or whatever to print out each ticket invidually in the same order and then stick a "handling" or "processing" fee on top of that to mail it. I don't mind some fee to ensure that the ticket service makes money but there's no rhyme or reason to the charges–it often varies on how popular the show is or how expensive the show is. that makes no sense.
But without a ticket service, those people would be shit out of luck. With a ticket service, they can overcome these accessibility issues much more easily. I remember those ancient pre-internet days when you had to stand/sit/sleep in line outside for hours. Which is a bigger loss - time or money?I don't think anyone minds a ticket service charge…it's just the amount of the charge that's the issue. For example, why is it per ticket, it should be per transaction, because if you're buying one or ten tickets you're still only getting the same 'service' for that transaction.