I just read this article about how parents are angry over ticket scalping prices: http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/49405149
As a frequent concert-goer I know scalping happens and sometimes that means if you want to get into a particular concert you are going to have to pay up.
Do these parents think because it is a "kids" thing that they should be exempt from what happens in the real world?
Just wondering if I'm the only person who thinks people should just 'deal with it'.
2007-10-02 07:19:17 · 12 answers · asked by nova_queen_28 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
as a parent of 3 girls who would love to Hannah Montana, I can tell you it was impossible to get tickets, and I may still try....but I did not tell the girls that they would see the concert prior to having tickets.. It is irresponsible for parents to delusion their children about something so out of their control.Therefore, they will pay the 1000 dollars ticket price to see the show.....I won't!
2007-10-02 08:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by James M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scalping was around when I was a teen in the 70's but not to the extent of the prices that we pay now.
Now that we have the Internet, tickets sell out even faster. Another thing is that you can signup for band clubs, and you pay a fee for the year to get first shot at tickets. Yet another way that we are getting screwed.
The first time I saw The Who (way back when) I paid $6 for my ticket. I saw The Who again in 2006 and I paid $285 for my ticket and that wasn't even from a scalper.
To date, the highest I paid for a ticket was $750 to see Roger Waters in 2006 for the Dark Side of The Moon Tour. I was in the 3rd row and it was worth every damn penny and I would pay it again.
2007-10-02 07:35:55 · answer #2 · answered by Vera C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, I passed on AC/DC tickets for the same reason. I also just got an email from my hockey ticket rep offering me a chance to pre-order Eagles tickets. The cheap seats were $125 plus the $10 service charge. That would be a total of $270 just for my wife and I. These bands are charging way too much and even classic bands aren't worth that kind of money.
2016-04-07 00:34:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ticket prices, like everything else, are only subject to what the market will allow. For many years the promotions industry around the world didn't realize this and ticket prices were ridiculously low. We have seen prices increase by as much as 1000% in the last twenty years and yet big name acts are still selling out shows. This shows that prices have not yet outstepped the market. Unfortunately, it also means that fans with less money have been effectively locked out of the industry.
2007-10-02 07:29:27 · answer #4 · answered by mrknositall 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think its ridiculous! it says right on the back of ticketmaster tickets that your not allowed to over charge over the face value of the ticket and i think they should enforce something
columbus ohio hannah montana tickets just went on sale and they are already on ebay? boy they didnt buy those to scalp!!! $600 for two tickets to a show that each ticket was $56. people are money grubbing. i can see if you cant go and you sell your tickets but to just buy 26 sets of tickets and sell them on ebay for $500 +. thats sick. and this is a kids show, nothing like ripping off a bunch of little kids so you can make a $500 profit.
I have no problem with presale tickets if your in a fan club, you pay to get something out of it besides a membership card. all he shows I go see are at Clubs and its all general admission.
2007-10-02 07:34:44 · answer #5 · answered by CElliott 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've bought tickets from Stub Hub. They were over face value, but not more than I was willing to pay. If they had been too much, I wouldn't have bought them. It's simple supply and demand. Be it concert tickets, gasoline, new cars or whatever. The selling price is whatever someone will pay.
2007-10-02 08:48:23 · answer #6 · answered by D28Guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i'm one that thinks scalping is a total crappy thing to do...but its there, and we have loophole laws that continue to allow it to happen...look at stubhub.com - tix are on sale sometimes and prices are listed BEFORE tix are on sale to the public.....I think its crappy but unless laws are changed, its gonna continue.
It doesn't matter what kind of an event it is....if its in high demand, the ticket prices will be high. Sucks but what can you do? Not enough people care to stand up for being against this.....i'm just glad i have good enough values not to scam and rip people off....
2007-10-02 07:25:39 · answer #7 · answered by Triple Threat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of buying a ticket to some talentless "artist" they would be better off spending their money on a weekend in Disneyland. Both indoctrinate the children into being corporate slaves but i can imagine Disneyland being more fun and a family activity.
2007-10-02 07:26:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I never pay scalpers prices...if I don't get at face value why bother...that's what MY parents taught me.
Besides...I went to a Hilary Duff concert once (free tickets) when she was the hot ticket. They were playing the music SO loud you couldn't even hear her sing!!!!
2007-10-02 08:32:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents can get angry all they want about it. However, it still comes down to basic supply and demand economics. Things only carry the value assigned to it by the general public. If anything, these parents ought to be mad at themselves for acting like morons.
2007-10-02 08:27:23 · answer #10 · answered by Rckets 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋