What do you all think of this? According to ticketmaster, it's designed to thwart scalpers by ensuring the person who bought the tickets attends the event.
For those unfamiliar with it, here's the deal. It's sorta like an airline ticket. You go online and purchase some tickets. But ticketmaster doesn't send them to you and the venue doesn't either. You show up on the date of show with your guests and present your drivers license and credit card, which get you access into the show.
The catch to all this is that most times, the tickets aren't transferable. So you can't gift them to friends, can't give them away or sell them if something comes up and you aren't able to attend, etc. The only thing you can do is sell them back to ticketmaster to get credit for future shows, minus another set of convenience fees, etc. I don't even think a cash refund is optional.
A buddy of mine was telling me about this yesterday after he tried and failed to gift a set of tickets he bought to a friend. I couldn't believe it.
I know this sort of system has been in place in europe for some events, but it's the first time I've heard if it here even though apparently this has existed for a while now through ticketmaster. Again, it's designed to ensure scalpers don't buy all the tickets to re-sell and to make sure true fans get in. But it certainly fvcks some consumers over and eliminates gifting tickets as an option to friends and family. And it also eliminates the secondary markets (craigslist, stubhub, Ticketsnow, etc.) which oftentimes sell tickets below face value prior to some shows.
I'm not a huge fan of scalpers re-selling tickets for exorbitant prices, but I have to admit, I've used them in the past and enjoyed the flexibility. If the show is sold out and I'm a "true fan" who couldn't score a ticket for any number of reasons and money is no object, I'm all for free market transfer of tickets.
Thoughts?
For those unfamiliar with it, here's the deal. It's sorta like an airline ticket. You go online and purchase some tickets. But ticketmaster doesn't send them to you and the venue doesn't either. You show up on the date of show with your guests and present your drivers license and credit card, which get you access into the show.
The catch to all this is that most times, the tickets aren't transferable. So you can't gift them to friends, can't give them away or sell them if something comes up and you aren't able to attend, etc. The only thing you can do is sell them back to ticketmaster to get credit for future shows, minus another set of convenience fees, etc. I don't even think a cash refund is optional.
A buddy of mine was telling me about this yesterday after he tried and failed to gift a set of tickets he bought to a friend. I couldn't believe it.
I know this sort of system has been in place in europe for some events, but it's the first time I've heard if it here even though apparently this has existed for a while now through ticketmaster. Again, it's designed to ensure scalpers don't buy all the tickets to re-sell and to make sure true fans get in. But it certainly fvcks some consumers over and eliminates gifting tickets as an option to friends and family. And it also eliminates the secondary markets (craigslist, stubhub, Ticketsnow, etc.) which oftentimes sell tickets below face value prior to some shows.
I'm not a huge fan of scalpers re-selling tickets for exorbitant prices, but I have to admit, I've used them in the past and enjoyed the flexibility. If the show is sold out and I'm a "true fan" who couldn't score a ticket for any number of reasons and money is no object, I'm all for free market transfer of tickets.
Thoughts?
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