throbber Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 28 minutes ago, RH33 said: Didn't realise that Ticketmaster did dynamic pricing. They really are just touts. If you resale they also charge all the fees for a second time as well. It’s awful. I knew there would be touts taking the piss and some annoying people getting their hands on tickets but I didn’t even know ticketmaster could do this. They released the price of a ticket in advance so that’s what the f**king thing costs as far as everyone is concerned then they go and do that. In the heat of the moment people will just cough that up as well. Ordinary people can’t justify paying £350+ per ticket for anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 18 minutes ago, throbber said: Was that for Murrayfield? What you have said is the worst I’ve heard , I’ve just seen someone say standing went from £150 to £360 but what you have said is impressively scummy behaviour. Aye Murrayfield on the Tuesday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 2 minutes ago, Gianfranco said: Aye Murrayfield on the Tuesday. Awful. I’m reading 300% from folk on Twitter that’s 600% for you. f**king scandalous and that’s before we see the rest of the touts at work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Also apparently the band know about this going on and can have a say in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 42 minutes ago, RH33 said: Didn't realise that Ticketmaster did dynamic pricing. They really are just touts. If you resale they also charge all the fees for a second time as well. They wouldn't have dynamic pricing unless the artists themselves consented to it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 I wasn't interested in tickets but dynamic pricing is cunty behaviour all round. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qos_75 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 9 minutes ago, throbber said: Also apparently the band know about this going on and can have a say in it. Sadly, I wouldn’t imagine that they give two f**ks about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 7 minutes ago, RH33 said: I wasn't interested in tickets but dynamic pricing is cunty behaviour all round. Yeah. It's one thing charging £300 upfront, but when someone queues for hours to buy what they think are £100 tickets for £300, essentially forcing them to take it or leave it, it's reprehensible. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 2 minutes ago, qos_75 said: Sadly, I wouldn’t imagine that they give two f**ks about it. Gotta pay for Noel's divorce somehow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 2 minutes ago, qos_75 said: Sadly, I wouldn’t imagine that they give two f**ks about it. Well if they approve of dynamic pricing then they’re doing it to fleece people even further so they’re actively supporting it to line their own pockets. To say they don’t give a f**k isn’t entirely accurate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qos_75 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 2 minutes ago, throbber said: Well if they approve of dynamic pricing then they’re doing it to fleece people even further so they’re actively supporting it to line their own pockets. To say they don’t give a f**k isn’t entirely accurate. A fair point. That being the case I imagine they will be happy with the situation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 4 minutes ago, qos_75 said: A fair point. That being the case I imagine they will be happy with the situation. It’s total scummy behaviour. Do they forget where they came from and what sort of people actually want to go and see them? I hope they come out and address it but if they remain silent over it they clearly don’t give a f**k about fleecing ordinary people that little bit further. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 20 minutes ago, throbber said: It’s total scummy behaviour. Do they forget where they came from and what sort of people actually want to go and see them? I hope they come out and address it but if they remain silent over it they clearly don’t give a f**k about fleecing ordinary people that little bit further. Have sent an email to my local MP, telling him why I have left the Labour Party due to their failure to do anything about this legalised touting & the fact they wont do anything to make reselling tickets above face value illegal. I have been banging on about this for decades. No doubt Starmer, Rayner et al will be front & centre with their VIP freebies next summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Kirk Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 So see the likes of Viagogo is that individuals who have bought tickets using their platform to re sell them or is it Viagogo themselves hoovering up a quantity of tickets from Ticketmaster or the promoter to sell with a big mark-up? Just seems puzzling that the selling price for each gig starts at around the same value I.e. just under £700 a ticket .If I was selling jeans on eBay I might stick them on for £20 and someone else might try and sell the same pair for £40 so how come they are all the same level? I mean is £700 not an obscene money for most folk? Who is their target market? I don’t know many people who have that level of disposable income that they had say £1400 laying around to chuck at two tickets for a concert taking place in 12 months. I had thought that resale tickets would be about £300 so double the face value for standing tickets. Why are they starting at 5 times that amount. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooooft. Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 (edited) I know he’s not in the same league fame or fan wise, but the Gallagher boys should take a leaf out Paul Heaton’s book. Deliberately keeps ticket prices low and on two seperate occasions has put £1000 behind the bar at pubs near his venues for fans to grab a free pint. Edited September 1 by Ooooft. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotiaNostra Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 (edited) Theres no doubt it would have been easy for a band like Oasis to set ticket prices with ticketmaster with conditions of no price surging and all tickets have a decent view. So its not oversold and over priced. They have oversold the venues and overpriced the tickets. It was a complete sham to list the initial pricing as it seems hardly anyone who got a ticket paid what they initially announced as the prices. Edited September 1 by ScotiaNostra 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooooft. Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 13 hours ago, AberdeenHibee said: They are my favourite band of all time by a landslide. Just don’t get caught beneath it, mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 13 minutes ago, Ooooft. said: I know he’s not in the same league fame or fan wise, but the Gallagher boys should take a leaf out Paul Heaton’s book. Deliberately keeps ticket prices low and on two seperate occasions has put £1000 behind the bar at pubs near his venues for fans to grab a free pint. Puts money behind the bar pretty much everywhere he plays, Paul Heaton is the very epitome of a good guy unlike those Champagne Socialist wanks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STFU_Donny Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 19 minutes ago, Stevie Kirk said: I mean is £700 not an obscene money for most folk? Who is their target market? I don’t know many people who have that level of disposable income that they had say £1400 laying around to chuck at two tickets for a concert taking place in 12 months. I had thought that resale tickets would be about £300 so double the face value for standing tickets. Why are they starting at 5 times that amount. Once you’re in to the £1000s you’d be as well looking at some of the international dates and making a holiday of it. And for your second point, with ticketb*****d surge pricing (that the band have to agree to) the “face value” of tickets is over £300. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 This has been the worst case of nationwide collective insanity since Diana died. Seriously, people have been going mad over a band that released two decent albums 30 years ago, followed by a load of dross. Normal Island thread for this pish. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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