Ticketmaster
To: Ticketmaster CEO and president John Pleasants In a recent news report on CBSNews.com, it was reported that Ticketmaster has plans to later this year begin auctioning off the best concert seats... continue reading »
"Oh this is just terrible. Allot of the time when it comes to the price of tickets I'm already out of the loop moneywise. Doing this just ensures I'll never see another show of any kind anywhere. Please don't do this. I now don't get to too many shows "
"This is nuts. Ticketmaster already has a monopoly and their fees are outrageous. "
"What you are doing is highly unethical. Your greed will come back to haunt you."
"Stupid, stupid idea. Soon it's gonna go to the point that there will be PTA wars to determine which parents get to sit up front for the elementary school holiday programs. Sheeh"
"WHY SHOULD RICH PPL. GET BETTER SEATS??? THE REAL FANS DESERVE TO BE UP FRONT...THE ARTISTS WOULD RATHER ENTERTAIN TO THE TRUE FANS...LET THEM MAKE THE DECISION!"
"I believe that this is not fair and that you will lose a lot of business doing this"
"What, having a ticket monopoly isn't good enough for you now???"
"This plan is ridiculous. Auctioning off tickets will not stop brokers and e-ticket sellers from getting extra money. All they will do is pay auction prices and then sell them for an even bigger profit to the fans that want them most. Ticketmaster makes"
"That is completly wrong there is no reason for this to happen provide facts as to why you should gain more than the additional charges you already attach to a specific ticket price."
"I hope many states' attorneys general are looking the Ticketmaster loophole."
"This is an injustice to the artists as well as the people who wish to attend the shows. Hopefully, the artists will refuse to Ticketmaster to market their sales."
"Ticketmaster currently has a fairly solid lock on the Houston non-scalper ticket market. My family and I have succeeded in avoiding any Ticketmaster controlled shows for five years, now. We have every intention of continuing until Ticketmaster discontinue"
"This is rediculous and ticket piracy!!! not all of us have the bucks to be bidding on seats that we want! first come first served!!!!!"
"This has got to be the craziest thing I have ever heard. You are not going to be driving up the ticket value what you are doing is going to effectly drop all your ticket sales because who in their right mind will particpate in this? What you are doing is "
"I urge you to abandon your plan to sell tickets to the highest bidder. "
"This takes all the fun out of concerts!"
"This should be illegal! Not everyone can afford some of the ticket prices now. By auctioning them off, some of us will NEVER be able to go to a concert again!"
"I agree with "The band's biggest fans ought to have the best seats, not the band's richest fans," "
"This is unreal! We already have a hard enough time getting good seats due to scalpers and now you are doing it yourself...Ticketmaster SUCKS!"
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"I think this is rediculous. I don't think they should allow this because most fans will not be able to afford the tickets. It is not fair."
"Unfair"
"First a service charge, now this. What is next, a charge just to wait in line?"
"Stop trying to screw people by price gouging."
"This is an absolutely ludicrous idea! Some of us save and save just to go to the show(s) we'd like to see, and now you're trying to tell us that only those with beaucoup $$$ can have the opportunity to have good seats? Shouldn't everyone have an equal cha"
