dante3000 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 So, I was going to get tickets to the SF show of "The Night Man Cometh" and (unfortunately) the only way was through Ticketmaster. So I'm waiting by my computer for them to go up at 10am (I'm even signed in to my ticketmaster account) and I hit refresh a few seconds before 10 and BAM, the tickets are up. I select 4 tickets (my buddy has like 10 friends who want to go), best section. Enter the code...wait..."no tickets are available in the section you requested". Seriously?! Okay, so I try two tickets, there's two seats way in the back of the balcony. Fuck, it's not even 10:01 yet. Fine, I take those, get to the check out, "Sorry there was an error". Go back, now there are no tickets available for 2 people. So I keep trying and eventually I get two tickets that come out to $60 each after ticketmaster charges (over $10 a ticket). oh and at some point this was my verification code: This is why I never go to big concerts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Ticketbastard strikes again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I fuckin' hate Ticketmaster. If it's a big enough band or show, it either sells out in the blink of an eye or they make the process impossible to get good seats. When I was getting tix for the NIN Chicago shows, I was at one computer and my brother was on my laptop. (There are two nights). When he got to the "security check" part all I hear him say is "How the fuck am I supposed to read that?!?!"...When I looked it was just a fuckin' jumble of words and numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 I know, I feel like a broken record (actually...none of my "broken" records skip like that) but it's so upsetting. I avoid larger concerts most of the time but I made the exception here and it just blows my mind how awful their service is. How did they become the industry standard? Sorry if I ripped on anyone who complained about Ticketmaster before...They really are god awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusbot Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I just bought a single $20 ticket and my final total after fees was almost $40. Fucking retarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kissthesharks Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I think I have to use ticketmaster for the mars volta and again for dethklok/converge. I'm not looking forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychoriley Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Welcome to the bend you over and fuck you world of ticketmaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadetapplesauce Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 i had to dump the tickets they gave me at least 8 times before i got a good seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I love how they charge more for YOU to print the tickets than they do for printing them themselves and mailing them to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 im just happier to not see any bigger bands anymore than have to deal with that bullshit.... wait so i get to pay a fee to print out the tickets myself? HOW THE FUCK THAT MAKE SENSE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 they're going to merge with live nation, so their stranglehold on tickets is going to get worse before it gets any better. ducatking is the only thing keeping them from a monopoly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 I can't figure out how they're losing money, honestly. I just gave them $20+ for that and all they have to do is send me tickets. Sure it's probably a lot of database maintenance but it can't be 25% of all their ticket sales worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melikecheese Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I love how they charge more for YOU to print the tickets than they do for printing them themselves and mailing them to you. THIS> You know its one thing for fees to be added and this and that, fine you gotta run your biz and what not, they are a rip-off but OK I understand I guess.. But this thing with , oh you go ahead and use your ink and paper and you do the work for us but it'll cost ya 2 bucks...then they say, or we can print it and do the work for free...drrrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salparadise Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 had a similar experience when trying to get tickets to the NIN show at the tabernacle on the club tour for with teeth. my friend was at work and i was to order things through his account, we had neglected to think that they'd need the security pin on his card and in the 30 seconds it took to call and get that information i lost my place in line and all the tickets were gone when i tried again. they need to fix this shit. on a side note, shit is even worse for sporting events, i recently had to direct my dad to purchase me tickets for a rays/red sox game as a late birthday gift, was astounded by the blatant raping ticketmaster does for mainstream events (see: not a tour of "underground" bands). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 stubhub is a better option for sporting events. usually get tickets well below face value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salparadise Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 stubhub is a better option for sporting events. usually get tickets well below face value. in hindsight i realised this and felt like a dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 stubhub is a better option for sporting events. usually get tickets well below face value. They do two things that piss me off though: 1) Make you pay for more expensive shipping than you need. No, I don't need you to FedEx overnight me tickets for a game in October. 2) Make the buyer, not the seller, pay fees for the tickets. They should at least just push the fees in to the ticket price, thus "hiding" them so I don't feel like an idiot. Other than that, there are some GREAT deals to be had there. But not for teams like the Red Sox. Everyone thinks those tickets should be sold for more than they honestly should be worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 ive sold and bought on stubhub. you can have instant e-delievery which off the top of my head is free i think. the fedex shipping is overkill though. they take a huge cut out of the total from the seller. i sold two tickets for $60 a piece, after they were done i made just over $100. there's no listing fees but their comission is pretty high. they make money on both ends, from the buyer and seller. its an ebay company so what do you expect. they rake in a total of 25% of the purchase price on every transaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest duhpunk Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I buy from the venue box offices/local record stores whenever possible. Much cheaper that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlingvultures Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I don't think I've used ticketmaster in years, thankfully. My Bills tickets might be through them come to think of it. In which case it's very obnoxious the system that they have in place for payment plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamitekid Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I bought chargers tix and the service fees were $8 a ticket. I bought Blink 182 tickets and they were the same but the ticket was only 7.75. WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Fuuuuuuck... Thursday / Fall of Troy - 1 ticket almost $27.00 (ticket itself is $14.00) Mastodon/Dethklok/Converge - 1 ticket almost $47.00 (ticket itself is $31.00) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadetapplesauce Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Fuuuuuuck...Thursday / Fall of Troy - 1 ticket almost $27.00 (ticket itself is $14.00) Mastodon/Dethklok/Converge - 1 ticket almost $47.00 (ticket itself is $31.00) i should try to get a job at ticketmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opivy Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I remember getting a ticket for leftover crack 4 or 5 years back for the trocadero from ticketmaster because I couldn't get into the city that week and they usually sell the place out. Originally tickets were 10 each, but by the end ticketmaster doubled it to around 20. Only used ticketmaster that one time and then Bosstones tickets for Hometown throwdown the first year they were back. Never use it unless its absolutely necessary... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Fuuuuuuck...Thursday / Fall of Troy - 1 ticket almost $27.00 (ticket itself is $14.00) Mastodon/Dethklok/Converge - 1 ticket almost $47.00 (ticket itself is $31.00) i should try to get a job at ticketmaster I worked in one of their call centers when I was in high school. It was a lot of fun. Never saw the mad money from the surcharges, but still fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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