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Originally Posted by Triumph36
edge: there's actually a large difference here, and as usual you are completely wrong. people who cannot afford his price markup probably can't afford to sit around all day f5ing ticketmaster, either.
Maybe they wouldn't have to f5 ticketmaster 3 seconds after tickets went on sale if there weren't a million dirtbag "brokers" (lol) looking to nab up dozens of tickets each, creating an immediate, artificial sellout (i.e. tickets have just been sold to another, more expensive seller). Like ACL music festival this year, the 3-day passes sold out in hours even before the ****ing lineup is released (edit: and were on "broker" sites at a substantially marked up price hours later). Ok so then if you actually want to see the lineup before getting a pass (crazy, I know), you have to buy it from a "broker" because the tickets are all sold out...oh, what a super service that has been provided for us all!!
Note: I do understand in the above example that there is a lot wrong with the system besides the "brokers".
And to the people that mention he takes a risk and can lose or that he has money tied up in the tickets that he is losing the opportunity cost of being able to invest/whatever....um so what?? I don't give a **** if he takes all the risk in the world. WTF difference does that make from my end?? I just want the peace of mind of having a ticket at face value (well face value + getting blasted in the ass by ticketmaster/livenation/whatever).
In a previous broker thread, someone linked to an article where they gave an extreme example where that the broker could buy all the tickets in the theater and just sell one ticket to bill gates for a million bucks to maximize profit. Yeah, that's an extreme and unrealistic example, but that idea in general reflects the fact that the brokers' goals aren't necessarily lined up with the fans'/buyers'.
Also note: I don't really ever buy sports tickets so this is all coming from the perspective of wanting to go to a show.
P.S. I do understand basic principles of economics so that side of the argument isn't lost on me.
Last edited by hmohnphd; 08-18-2010 at 11:43 AM.
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