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06-04-2009, 04:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Morristown
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Ticketmaster Sucks
I just got an e-mail for special AC/DC tickets for $29.50. I clicked the link to look for tickets and the tickets are $26.50 plus $3.00 for a Building Facility Charge for $29.50. However, Ticketmaster charges an additional $10.25 per ticket on top of this as a Convenience Charge. What a joke. The Convenience Charge is more than 30% of the ticket charge.
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06-04-2009, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Delran
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under a hundred bucks is still a deal for a band like ac/dc....iirc metallica tickets were like close to 200
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06-04-2009, 04:31 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: North Jersey
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Well.....I guess it's convenient for Ticketbastard to rape you for another $10.25! 
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06-04-2009, 04:34 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Morristown
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NastyEllEssWon I agree. However it is disgusting that Ticketmaster makes over $10 per ticket. Also, I think they charge you per ticket to mail them. It costs the same to mail 8 tickets to one address as 1. Also, if you decide not to mail them and print them instead, they charge you a fee to print your tickets. It is such a scam.
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06-04-2009, 04:38 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Delran
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theyre still hooking you up with tickets for under a hundred bucks
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06-04-2009, 04:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Morristown
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon
theyre still hooking you up with tickets for under a hundred bucks |
I would prefer that the money goes to AC/DC and not Ticketmaster.
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06-04-2009, 04:58 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Clayton
Posts: 521
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i got charged 12 dollars on top the cost of the ticket when i bought my rise against tickets the other day from live nation. **** sucks
Last edited by Scrat's_Camaro; 06-04-2009 at 04:58 PM.
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06-04-2009, 05:41 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Ticketmaster is under investigation for a lot of shady business practices. I know the NJ Dept of Consumer Affairs tore them a new ******* a little while back.
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06-04-2009, 05:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon
under a hundred bucks is still a deal for a band like ac/dc....iirc metallica tickets were like close to 200
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where did u buy tickets from? wachovia center i beleive stopped using ticket master. i had floor seats for metallica this past january and they were 82.50 a ticket.
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06-04-2009, 06:13 PM
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Location: Hamilton, NJ
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My metallica tix were less than $100.
I understand PNC is adding $6 per ticket for parking!
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06-04-2009, 06:35 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: hamilton nj / glassboro nj
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yeah, they have raped with their charges... i hate it... i think i bought 2 concert tickets last summer for $36 dollars each but by the time i was done the bill was like... $114 after all their charges though
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06-04-2009, 07:55 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Delran
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Quote:
Originally Posted by band77one
where did u buy tickets from? wachovia center i beleive stopped using ticket master. i had floor seats for metallica this past january and they were 82.50 a ticket.
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i didnt go...i dont like metallica...wouldnt waste 5 bucks on them....but i remember my friend telling me that tickets were super expensive....bah either way....ticketmaster has gotten away with middle manning everything for years...so who knows
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06-04-2009, 10:07 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Hillsborough, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon
under a hundred bucks is still a deal for a band like ac/dc....iirc metallica tickets were like close to 200
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That cheap for AC/DC tickets? My AC/DC tickets for the last tour was like 100 bucks ea for SEATS!
My Metillica tickets $95.00 after all the bs fees. The base price was like 64 bucks. My spot was right on the railing infront of James as he opened the show with that was just your life at the philly show in January.
I got the same pit tickets for the Sunday show at the garden in Nov. So looks like another 8 hours waiting in line to be up front again!! 
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06-05-2009, 07:04 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Hillsborough, NJ
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Yup....Ticketmaster FTL
You waited 8 hours to be upfront Metallica?? I saw them at the Pru Center and we got there half hour before the show and were still on the railing. Just bought tix for the MSG show.
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06-05-2009, 08:18 AM
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Live nation is no better.
BTW, anyone want Judas Priest tickets?
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06-05-2009, 08:24 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Hillsborough, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HardcoreZ28
Yup....Ticketmaster FTL
You waited 8 hours to be upfront Metallica?? I saw them at the Pru Center and we got there half hour before the show and were still on the railing. Just bought tix for the MSG show.
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Yeah I had to like if i showed up a half hour before the show we would have been in the way back. Metclub entry FTW. This was the show in Philly.
I have an extra ticket for the Saturday show at MSG in the 300 section. Slow work internet FTL caused me not to get GA for Saturday's show but I got GA with metclub early entry on Sunday 
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06-05-2009, 09:15 AM
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God forbid anyone tries to make a buck in this country.
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06-05-2009, 09:41 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Hillsborough, NJ
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There's a difference between making a buck and marking something up 30% just for taking an order and mailing out a ticket. I'm sure they incur some fees as well but it can't be that much.
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06-05-2009, 09:43 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HardcoreZ28
There's a difference between making a buck and marking something up 30% just for taking an order and mailing out a ticket. I'm sure they incur some fees as well but it can't be that much.
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Absolutely. Not to mention they have little competition from other vendors.
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06-05-2009, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Old Bridge, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by amargari
I would prefer that the money goes to AC/DC and not Ticketmaster.
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Band usually don't get anything from tickets money.
They get paid (for example) 5000 for concert and organizer paying for flight, hotel, food etc
All the profit from tickets goes to organizer of the event.
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