viatroy Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 how they do what they do Ticket sales for big-name concerts now follow a distressingly consistent pattern: At 10 a.m. on a Saturday, tickets go on sale, and by 10:05 a.m., all tickets are sold. Yet by 10:05, StubHub and other ticket exchanges already have a plenitude of tickets listed for the sold-out event Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Hannah Montana & her fans have a much better chance of changing the system than wilco and its fans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 how they do what they do Ticket sales for big-name concerts now follow a distressingly consistent pattern: At 10 a.m. on a Saturday, tickets go on sale, and by 10:05 a.m., all tickets are sold. Yet by 10:05, StubHub and other ticket exchanges already have a plenitude of tickets listed for the sold-out event Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 The only argument I have with this article is the use of the word "now". Scalpers have always been a problem, and tickets for big name acts have always sold out fast. It's just that the methods of buying and selling have changed. were you around in the 1980s?? it was nothing remotely close to what it is now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 dude, she's about a 100 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 dude, she's about a 100 haha. my bad. i just remember things being alot different back when i was spending the night in front of a ticketron outlet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Here's another related article from the WSJ from October:http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119...5723149557.html One of the problem's is Ticketmaster's use of a weak CAPTCHA. Google, Yahoo, and Hotmail effectively use CAPTCHAs to prevent bots, why not TM:http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001001.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Here's another related article from the WSJ from October:http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119...5723149557.html One of the problem's is Ticketmaster's use of a weak CAPTCHA. Google, Yahoo, and Hotmail effectively use CAPTCHAs to prevent bots, why not TM:http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001001.html If yahoo uses it, it aint working because i get over 50 spam emails a day in my account. HATE IT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I feel pretty blessed that most of my favorite bands couldn't sell out a telephone booth when I cared about seeing them live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 You mean like Asia? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 You mean like Dan Hartman? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 You mean like Asia? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Oh, yeah...laugh it up guys. Laugh it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I just found out recently that one of my good friends from highschool is now a higher-up in ticketmaster, living in london. Maybe I could get the inside scoop on some of this nonsense. or at least I could hear how ticketmaster explains what they do to themselves in the rationalization process Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 The only argument I have with this article is the use of the word "now". Scalpers have always been a problem, and tickets for big name acts have always sold out fast. It's just that the methods of buying and selling have changed.I think the "now" referred to the scalper's price as opposed to the regular price from five minutes earlier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thagle Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Things are definately different now with the technology. The internet has killed ticketing for the average or even above average fan. Sure in the past scalpers had their ways of getting tickets, but it was a much more even playing field. You could always find an out of the way ticket outlet and get good seats. For example, I went to a ghetto ass mall to get Phish tickets once and got 3rd row. Now things obviously sell out much faster and the types of shows that are selling out quickly has changed. Basically now, everything sells out right away and scalpers are so eager to make a buck that they will buy up tickets and are willing to take a hit rather than miss out on a big payday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Yes indeed, gone are the days of hooking up with the girl who worked the Daytons ticket counter and scoring the good tickets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 [quote name='JUDE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris_H_2 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 were you around in the 1980s?? it was nothing remotely close to what it is now. Of course it isn't. There now exists a quicker, more efficient and accommodating way of buying tickets that wasn't around before about 1995. Frankly, I'll put up with the prospect of quicker sold-out shows and tickets on the secondary market to be able to log on to TM from the comforts of my own place instead of standing in line for 10 hours in 20-degree temperatures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 You did that too? Man, she got around. 3rd Row, Duluth, Ozzy Osbourne w/Metallica (Cliff Burton version). She was well worth it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I used to have way worse luck when going to TM outlets for tickets. I don't think I ever got in the first 25 rows for seated shows. Worse was manually dialing 312-559-1212 over and over again, only to never have them answer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 In 1989 I got through on the phone three times and had four tickets to all three World Series games at Wrigley. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I remember going to Sears of all places to get tickets for Duran Duran in 1987. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I stood in line for Aerosmith tickets at Sears once. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I remember going to Sears of all places to get tickets for Duran Duran in 1987. I used to get my tickets from Kaufmann's department store. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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