bouche Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Does anyone know what the hell the service fees are for?I bought 2 tickets at $35 each and they had a service fee of about $12 each. I went to the outlet to pickup my tickets and the lady told me that I had to pick them up, the day of the show at the box office.wtf did they do with that service fee money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 It's a profit thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 It is a B.S. thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Does anyone know what the hell the service fees are for?I presume they are for services rendered, like, for say, printing the tickets, processing payments, running a website, building offices, hiring people, buying equipment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 http://www.ticketmaster.com/h/faq.html#costshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticketmaster#Service_fees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelter Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 My biggest beef with Ticketmaster is that they add a lot of charges to the promoter too ... I was looking into using them a few years ago, and not only is there the ridiculous service fee to the consumer, but the promoter had to pay out a bunch off fees per ticket, a set up fee for each show, and a percentage of the gross. I don't have the document anymore ... I printed it and burned it in a display of defiance. it was pretty bad-ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Does anyone know what the hell the service fees are for?I presume they are for services rendered' date=' like, for say, printing the tickets, processing payments, running a website, building offices, hiring people, buying equipment...[/quote']dont forget condoms ... for when they bend me over and fuck me up the ass everytime i buy tix ... i sooooo want this class action suit against them to succeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Ticketmaster is a barebacker company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 From Wiki:"In 2003, the popular jam band String Cheese Incident and its associated booking group, SCI Ticketing sued Ticketmaster arguing that Ticketmaster's exclusive use contracts and most US venues was a breach of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. This lawsuit was settled in 2004 with no publicity of the settlement terms[24]"I'd never heard that before. Is it true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Yes it is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Ticketmaster is a barebacker company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 "I presume they are for services rendered, like, for say, printing the tickets, processing payments, running a website, building offices, hiring people, buying equipment..."$12 a ticket from a company that has a major share in the one media organization that holds a monopoly on every major venue in Canada and the United States?C'mon Basher - Maybe I think you're trying to show a little bit of compassion here...(cause right now I sure am). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Hey Mike- the late 80s/early 90s called (after completing a successful merger) and are charging you a service fee for tapping in to their outrage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Gruvsten Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Hey Mike- the late 80s/early 90s called (after completing a successful merger) and are charging you a service fee for tapping in to their outrage...that, sir, is 'gold' of the comedic variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 $12 a ticket from a company that has a major share in the one media organization that holds a monopoly on every major venue in Canada and the United States?C'mon Basher - Maybe I think you're trying to show a little bit of compassion here...(cause right now I sure am).The question was, "Does anyone know what the hell the service fees are for?", not "Do you think a $12 service charge is reasonable?".Those two questions, in fact, can hardly be confused with one another.How did you do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Hey Basher,Do you think a $12 service charge is reasonable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Depends. What the hell is it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted September 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 The question was, "Does anyone know what the hell the service fees are for?", not "Do you think a $12 service charge is reasonable?".Those two questions, in fact, can hardly be confused with one another.yeah, and I didn't ask "Would anyone care to presume what the service fees are for?"I presume they are for services rendered, like, for say, printing the tickets, processing payments, running a website, building offices, hiring people, buying equipment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 What I find more interesting is looking at "service/convenience" fees as a PERCENTAGE above the face value. A $12 fee on a $170 ticket is roughly 7%. However, getting charged $12 on a $36 ticket is 33%! Why isn't it a standard percentage, like sales taxes are?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 The answer is probably that the corporate infrastructure in place incurs the same expenses for a $10 ticket as a $100 ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Stop making sense AD, you'll kill the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 I suspect the amount of fees are less in relation to the cost of supplying the service and more to do with what the market will bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlphaNerd Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 GIVE ME MONEY FOR I AM THE ALL MIGHTY TICKET BEARER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Last time I checked it cost you extra to print out your own tickets at home then to pick them up. Someone want to explain that one. You think they fees would be less by letting you print them yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 There is a fair bit of technology behind that delivery system I'd imagine. But I don't know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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