Comments on: How a $1 Ticket Becomes a $6.75 Ticket http://www.mouseprint.org/2008/06/23/how-a-1-ticket-becomes-a-675-ticket/ Exposing the strings and catches buried in the fine print. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jmlieder http://www.mouseprint.org/2008/06/23/how-a-1-ticket-becomes-a-675-ticket/comment-page-1/#comment-151644 jmlieder Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:22:30 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=445#comment-151644 The only real way to fight this type of crap by the ticket vendors and other retailers, don't purchase their products. In addition, make sure to write them and let them know why you didn't buy their products. As an individual they won't care about one lost sale, but if enough people would stand up and refuse, they would take notice when revenues start to drop. Too many people just go along and let themselves be screwed. Stand up and let them know, complain directly to the businesses. The only real way to fight this type of crap by the ticket vendors and other retailers, don’t purchase their products. In addition, make sure to write them and let them know why you didn’t buy their products. As an individual they won’t care about one lost sale, but if enough people would stand up and refuse, they would take notice when revenues start to drop. Too many people just go along and let themselves be screwed. Stand up and let them know, complain directly to the businesses.

]]> By: SCO http://www.mouseprint.org/2008/06/23/how-a-1-ticket-becomes-a-675-ticket/comment-page-1/#comment-142742 SCO Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:39:47 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=445#comment-142742 "Our fees reflect the percentage charges of the total amount we incur from the credit card company to charge/credit your account when you place the order." Last I checked it's illegal for a company to blatantly pass off the credit card transaction fees to the customer... per Mastercard & Visa. “Our fees reflect the percentage charges of the total amount we incur from the credit card company to charge/credit your account when you place the order.”

Last I checked it’s illegal for a company to blatantly pass off the credit card transaction fees to the customer… per Mastercard & Visa.

]]> By: RS http://www.mouseprint.org/2008/06/23/how-a-1-ticket-becomes-a-675-ticket/comment-page-1/#comment-128963 RS Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:28:25 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=445#comment-128963 This whole things is so absurd that it would be funny if it were for the fact that so many ticketing entities are doing it. I recently wanted to buy some tickets to an event that are $55 at the door, but $50 online in advance. When I went to purchase them, they added a $3 service fee and explained that it was to cover the cost of the website, etc. At least they were honest and I still got a few dollars off. And last year I wanted to buy tickets to a concert at a stadium that has never charged for parking. When you buy their 4-pack for a great price of $20, they charge you $6 per person for parking...um, excuse me...there's no parking fee there, and why do I have to pay PER PERSON rather than PER CAR? so suddenly the ticket price doubled. I was told it was a great concert and kinda wish I went, but I refused to go based on the principle of shady practices. This whole things is so absurd that it would be funny if it were for the fact that so many ticketing entities are doing it.

I recently wanted to buy some tickets to an event that are $55 at the door, but $50 online in advance. When I went to purchase them, they added a $3 service fee and explained that it was to cover the cost of the website, etc. At least they were honest and I still got a few dollars off.

And last year I wanted to buy tickets to a concert at a stadium that has never charged for parking. When you buy their 4-pack for a great price of $20, they charge you $6 per person for parking…um, excuse me…there’s no parking fee there, and why do I have to pay PER PERSON rather than PER CAR? so suddenly the ticket price doubled. I was told it was a great concert and kinda wish I went, but I refused to go based on the principle of shady practices.

]]> By: J News http://www.mouseprint.org/2008/06/23/how-a-1-ticket-becomes-a-675-ticket/comment-page-1/#comment-128193 J News Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:42:13 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=445#comment-128193 The tragic thing about service fees buying baseball tickets is that tickets.com is owned by mlb and mlb bought them just to free themselves from the tyranny of ticketmaster's gouging of their customers. Indeed, for the first year, buying baseball tickets from tickets.com was a completely fee-free experience. But then MLB got greedy, as they always do, and decided that it was better to squeeze their customers with fees but not have to share it with anybody else. The tragic thing about service fees buying baseball tickets is that tickets.com is owned by mlb and mlb bought them just to free themselves from the tyranny of ticketmaster’s gouging of their customers. Indeed, for the first year, buying baseball tickets from tickets.com was a completely fee-free experience. But then MLB got greedy, as they always do, and decided that it was better to squeeze their customers with fees but not have to share it with anybody else.

]]> By: Joe B http://www.mouseprint.org/2008/06/23/how-a-1-ticket-becomes-a-675-ticket/comment-page-1/#comment-127836 Joe B Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:17:46 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=445#comment-127836 MLB does the same thing you can have the tickets shipped or you can print them at home for the same fee and they also put you though the 2 minute rush to enter all of your info as well. MLB does the same thing you can have the tickets shipped or you can print them at home for the same fee and they also put you though the 2 minute rush to enter all of your info as well.

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