DevO Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I just went online to buy tickets for Corb Lund at The Phoenix (March 6).. Tix are listed as $18.50. The convenience charge on these tickets are $6.30! That's more than 1/3 of the original ticket price! Isn't that more than usual? Then tack on another $3.50 for Order Processing charge and the total comes out to $28.30. Total B-S! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 doesn't seem more than usual, it always blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Can't you hit up a record store like Rotate This for tickets? Their service fee is A LOT cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 10$ per ticket is the normal ass raping charge. Fuck them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainsunshine Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Ticketmaster sucks! They love adding on unexpected fees.. I once paid (along with the convenience and processing fees) an extra $6.50 or so for an out-of-state fee because I was buying something for New York and I was in Connecticut (which was literally a half hour away).. What the fuck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 this racket has been goign on far too long. time to boycott shows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 For The Hip in Boston the Ticketbastard fees were more than the ticket itself.There are so many reasons to hate Ticketbastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 How are these fees unexpected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 How are these fees unexpected?the only person who mentioned unexpected in their post was captainsunshine, and i would venture to say that because she wasn't expecting to have to pay $6.50 for being in a different state, the fee was unexpected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I understand that TicketMaster has exclusive agreements with many venues, which makes it hard for promoters to work with anyone else. TicketMaster is a business that wants to make money. The biggest problem is the monopoly they seem to have. I say "seem to have" because, in an effort to avoid being sued, there is pretty much always an alternative method to buy tickets that doesn't involve TicketMaster, like Rotate This in the Corb Lund case above. At Rotate This tickets are $18.50 plus a $1.50 service charge.I hate TicketMaster like the rest of you, but only offer another viewpoint. If YOU were TicketMaster, would you charge less for an event based on a lower ticket price? Why sell tickets at all then, if you can't make a tidy profit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I've got a buddy who has worked for TBastard for years. They are assh*oles. Yes, assh*oles making lots of cash. They have some new features coming down the pipe that will infuriate us all even more. They are moving further and further away from customer "service" or "satisfaction". If I can, I avoid 'em. Sometimes I just have to buy through them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 (edited) there is pretty much always an alternative method to buy tickets that doesn't involve TicketMaster, like Rotate This in the Corb Lund case above. At Rotate This tickets are $18.50 plus a $1.50 service charge. True but: 1) Rotate This is possibly on fire, or most likely cordoned off; 2) I am in Calgary at the moment. To digress, I'm also purchasing tix for a few friends who are in TO right now, but it was sort of my initiative to get them to go, and I said I'd take care of getting the tix, so I'd feel bad telling them to go get em themselves at this point. If YOU were TicketMaster, would you charge less for an event based on a lower ticket price? Yes. It should be pro-rated. EG. "convenience fee" should not exceed 20% of the ticket price. Or they should eliminate convenience fee completely on account of it is bullshit. Edited February 20, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wooly Mammoth Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 If YOU were TicketMaster, would you charge less for an event based on a lower ticket price? Why sell tickets at all then, if you can't make a tidy profit?Well, TM often does so actually. service charges are often much higher on higher ticket prices, which just makes no sense as the costs for issuing the tix are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 "convenience fee" should not exceed 20% of the ticket price. Or they should eliminate convenience fee on account of it is bullshit. So, for a $400 show an $80 convenience fee is appropriate? Seems to me that it is pretty convenient for you to purchase tickets to a show in Toronto on the Internet from Calgary. I really do enjoy playing devil's advocate. Either that, or I am actually the devil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 musictoday is pretty bad. as are the festivals, such as bonnaroo. ticket price + per-ticket-surcharge + shipping.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Here's the REAL problem - the marketplace dictates the pain point on prices. If lots of tickets went unsold due to high fees, things would change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 "convenience fee" should not exceed 20% of the ticket price. Or they should eliminate convenience fee on account of it is bullshit. So' date=' for a $400 show an $80 convenience fee is appropriate? Seems to me that it is pretty convenient for you to purchase tickets to a show in Toronto on the Internet from Calgary. I really do enjoy playing devil's advocate. Either that, or I am actually the devil. [/quote'] Ok then: Convenience fees should not exceed 20% of the ticket price for tickets costing up to $20. After that, convenience fees should be capped at $5. Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I would be a small victory if they just changed the name from "convenience charge" to "service charge". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 If I owned TicketBastard I would definitely make sure that I wasn't the one making the most money on a show.Sure I'm a bad businessman, but I'm a nice guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 How are these fees unexpected? the only person who mentioned unexpected in their post was captainsunshine' date=' and i would venture to say that because she wasn't [i']expecting to have to pay $6.50 for being in a different state, the fee was unexpected :thumbup: lol basher, being DEVIL's advocate is one thing, i mean the devil's cool as hell. being TB's advocate is way more evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 lol - I said I hate TicketMaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 basher works for Ticketmaster! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I doubt Corb Lund will sell out. Go to Soundscapes or Rotate This (which is on the north-west side of Queen, a block west of Bathurst, so it is not on fire). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I don't understand how a convenience fee is charged to US on every ticket in an order. Aren't we being convenient by buying 8 tickets at once? That's one easy order yet they attach the convenience fee to each ticket like it's a big hassle to print up each fucking ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 service charges for Bonnaroo tickets were $22 each. added on to the $200+ ticket price, plus the $15 shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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