Ticketmaster SUCKS

chrisinhouston · 02-04-2009, 09:08 AM

Yes, this is just how I feel about them. A friend of mine and I want to go to see Bruce Springsteen when he comes to Atlanta so at the appointed time when tickets would go on sale at Ticketmaster we both try to score some good seats.

Funny thing though, from the very start the only seats that are available are the nosebleed section and the ones with some kind of obstruction blocking your view. As the day goes by we keep checking and it's pretty much the same. And they don't give you any choices you just buy them or move on.

Is there some kind of trick to this?

Clodfobble · 02-04-2009, 09:13 AM

Try other ticket vendors. Different vendors are given specific seats to sell, and Ticketmaster probably lost the bid on the good seats.

classicman · 02-04-2009, 09:20 AM

Did you try contacting the venue directly?

BTW - I hate ticketmaster too.

wolf · 02-04-2009, 09:57 AM

A cow orker got tickets for the Springsteen Albany show. He got "best available" which turned out to be high and BEHIND the stage. I'm not sure if he used Ticketmaster or some other service.

He has, however, learned that tickets far worse than his are going for 4X face value on ebay.

glatt · 02-04-2009, 10:05 AM

Based on his superbowl performance, I wouldn't be throwing down much money at all to see him. He couldn't get any more than three words out at a time. He needs to either stop the dancing so he can breathe and sing, or he needs an oxygen tank with him on stage.

The band sounds great though.

chrisinhouston · 02-04-2009, 10:13 AM

Actually Ticketmaster is the only folks selling the tickets nationwide. And it really bugs me that they charge a $13 per ticket "convenience charge and a $4 per ticket Building Facility Charge. Guess I better be glad they don't have a Homeland Security Security Charge factored in as well. The $90 for the ticket doesn't bother me that much, I don't go to many concerts anymore and I'm happy with the ones I pick.

Glatt, your opinion is yours to share but you either like the man or you don't, I happen to have been a fan since I saw him in 1974 and would have to disagree with you on your halftime show review, but that would be my opinion.

glatt · 02-04-2009, 10:16 AM

yeah, sorry to be a wet blanket.

I hope you find tickets you like for a price you can live with. And I hope you have fun at the concert.

Sundae · 02-04-2009, 11:20 AM

I second getting in touch with the venue Chris.
Not having any cards, I haven't been able to use TicketMaster for a long time, and have not suffered for it.
Then again, I've usually lived close enough to the venue to go in person - this may not be appropriate for you.

TheMercenary · 02-04-2009, 11:37 AM

The whole sale secondary vendors have computers set up to snatch all the good tickets from the second they are sold. It happens everywhere. Try a secondary vendor and see what they are charging for those $60 general admission seats. $300, $400, $600 or more. It is a scam.

chrisinhouston · 02-04-2009, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

yeah, sorry to be a wet blanket.

I hope you find tickets you like for a price you can live with. And I hope you have fun at the concert.

Gosh Glatt thanks, I'm getting all teared up!

SteveDallas · 02-04-2009, 01:06 PM

I expect it'll get worse if they buy up/merge with Live Nation as I read they're trying to.

Elspode · 02-04-2009, 10:46 PM

There was a news item I read this morning about Ticketmaster's computers being unable to sell any Springsteen tickets, and linking to another branch of Ticketmaster which specializes in selling tickets at inflated prices.

I ask you...do you for one minute think that Ticketmaster said, "Let's see, we can sell tickets for normal price, or feign a problem and sell them for four or five times the normal price. Yeah, let's sell them at regular price."

Not a chance. Ticket selling is out of fucking control in this country. Just another scam to bleed the consumer. I don't know why they bother to put a regular price on tickets anymore, because you can't buy them at face value or anything remotely close to it.

HungLikeJesus · 02-04-2009, 11:02 PM

I've found a way around the problem. I don't go to concerts.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-05-2009, 02:41 AM

The people in NJ are really pissed off. The NJ Attorney General's office is launching an investigation of Ticketmaster's business practices,

classicman · 02-05-2009, 07:44 AM

Link

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Lawmaker calls for Ticketmaster investigation

When tickets for Bruce Springsteen’s new tour went on sale exclusively through Ticketmaster on February 2, “scores of fans in New Jersey were met with technical difficulty on Ticketmaster.com that impaired them from making a purchase,” says US congressmen Bill Pascrell Jr.

Thousands of others, “fortunate enough to get beyond the technical problems,” were told the shows were sold out.

But, “Conspicuously placed on the same screen that informed fans of ticket unavailability was an alternative purchasing option from TicketsNow.com,” says Pascrell, going on:

“It offered the same tickets at a value marked up hundreds of dollars beyond their original face value.”

Pascrell, a congressmen in Springsteen’s home state, is now demanding the Federal Trade Commissionand Department of Justice Antitrust Division, “investigate Ticketmaster’s relationship with its subsidiary company, TicketsNow”.

In a letter to FCC chairman William Kovacic, “As you know, Ticketmaster is a large ticket sales and distribution company that often serves as a venue’s sole ticketing agent,” says Pascrell, continuing »»»

02-04-2009, 09:08 AM	#1
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Ticketmaster SUCKS Yes, this is just how I feel about them. A friend of mine and I want to go to see Bruce Springsteen when he comes to Atlanta so at the appointed time when tickets would go on sale at Ticketmaster we both try to score some good seats. Funny thing though, from the very start the only seats that are available are the nosebleed section and the ones with some kind of obstruction blocking your view. As the day goes by we keep checking and it's pretty much the same. And they don't give you any choices you just buy them or move on. Is there some kind of trick to this?

02-04-2009, 09:13 AM	#2
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Try other ticket vendors. Different vendors are given specific seats to sell, and Ticketmaster probably lost the bid on the good seats. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

02-04-2009, 09:20 AM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Did you try contacting the venue directly? BTW - I hate ticketmaster too. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-04-2009, 09:57 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	A cow orker got tickets for the Springsteen Albany show. He got "best available" which turned out to be high and BEHIND the stage. I'm not sure if he used Ticketmaster or some other service. He has, however, learned that tickets far worse than his are going for 4X face value on ebay. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-04-2009, 11:37 AM	#9
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	The whole sale secondary vendors have computers set up to snatch all the good tickets from the second they are sold. It happens everywhere. Try a secondary vendor and see what they are charging for those $60 general admission seats. $300, $400, $600 or more. It is a scam. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-04-2009, 10:05 AM	#5
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Based on his superbowl performance, I wouldn't be throwing down much money at all to see him. He couldn't get any more than three words out at a time. He needs to either stop the dancing so he can breathe and sing, or he needs an oxygen tank with him on stage. The band sounds great though.

02-04-2009, 10:13 AM	#6
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Actually Ticketmaster is the only folks selling the tickets nationwide. And it really bugs me that they charge a $13 per ticket "convenience charge and a $4 per ticket Building Facility Charge. Guess I better be glad they don't have a Homeland Security Security Charge factored in as well. The $90 for the ticket doesn't bother me that much, I don't go to many concerts anymore and I'm happy with the ones I pick. Glatt, your opinion is yours to share but you either like the man or you don't, I happen to have been a fan since I saw him in 1974 and would have to disagree with you on your halftime show review, but that would be my opinion.

02-04-2009, 10:16 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	yeah, sorry to be a wet blanket. I hope you find tickets you like for a price you can live with. And I hope you have fun at the concert.

02-04-2009, 11:20 AM	#8
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I second getting in touch with the venue Chris. Not having any cards, I haven't been able to use TicketMaster for a long time, and have not suffered for it. Then again, I've usually lived close enough to the venue to go in person - this may not be appropriate for you.

02-04-2009, 01:06 PM	#11
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I expect it'll get worse if they buy up/merge with Live Nation as I read they're trying to.

02-04-2009, 10:46 PM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	There was a news item I read this morning about Ticketmaster's computers being unable to sell any Springsteen tickets, and linking to another branch of Ticketmaster which specializes in selling tickets at inflated prices. I ask you...do you for one minute think that Ticketmaster said, "Let's see, we can sell tickets for normal price, or feign a problem and sell them for four or five times the normal price. Yeah, let's sell them at regular price." Not a chance. Ticket selling is out of fucking control in this country. Just another scam to bleed the consumer. I don't know why they bother to put a regular price on tickets anymore, because you can't buy them at face value or anything remotely close to it. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-04-2009, 11:02 PM	#13
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I've found a way around the problem. I don't go to concerts. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

02-05-2009, 02:41 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The people in NJ are really pissed off. The NJ Attorney General's office is launching an investigation of Ticketmaster's business practices, __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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