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Ed Sheeran - ticket touts
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 Stuk  Top half 25 May 18 3.06pm |
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Woman is "fuming" to have saved £250! Stupid cow. "I was fuming," said Samantha Dutton from Stoke-on-Trent. "I paid £400 for two tickets, now I've got to pay £150 to go and see him, and then I'll get my money back within five days, apparently.
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Pussay Patrol  25 May 18 3.16pm |
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What I don't understand is why they don't crackdown on the fact the companies selling the tickets and the companies touting them are exactly the same
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| IMpalace London 25 May 18 3.18pm |
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Ticket resale companies are a farce (Via Go Go being one of the worst), how the government hasn't cracked down on them I will never know. In theory a good idea, bringing people who can't make a gig together with those who want to and didn't get tickets. In reality, bots buying up huge numbers of tickets then relisting them at insane prices on websites within minutes of them going on official sale. Artist f*cked, consumer f*cked, ticket relisting site and tout making obscene money. Disgraceful. Good on Ed Sheeran for actually trying to do something about it where the government (who are meant to be protecting consumer interests!) have failed. Edited by IMpalace (25 May 2018 3.19pm)
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| Stuk Top half 25 May 18 3.28pm |
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Originally posted by Pussay Patrol
What I don't understand is why they don't crackdown on the fact the companies selling the tickets and the companies touting them are exactly the same You've lost me?
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| Stuk Top half 25 May 18 3.29pm |
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Originally posted by IMpalace
Ticket resale companies are a farce (Via Go Go being one of the worst), how the government hasn't cracked down on them I will never know. In theory a good idea, bringing people who can't make a gig together with those who want to and didn't get tickets. In reality, bots buying up huge numbers of tickets then relisting them at insane prices on websites within minutes of them going on official sale. Artist f*cked, consumer f*cked, ticket relisting site and tout making obscene money. Disgraceful. Good on Ed Sheeran for actually trying to do something about it where the government (who are meant to be protecting consumer interests!) have failed. Edited by IMpalace (25 May 2018 3.19pm) They have haven't they? The problem is Viagogo are based in Switzerland and they can therefore circumvent the law/ban.
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| IMpalace London 25 May 18 3.39pm |
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Originally posted by Stuk
They have haven't they? The problem is Viagogo are based in Switzerland and they can therefore circumvent the law/ban. Have they. Last I heard they were under investigation but haven't seen anything actually coming out of it?
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| topcat Holmesdale / Surbiton 25 May 18 3.40pm |
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Originally posted by Stuk
You've lost me? Apparently the ticket tout websites are often owned via the same offshore companies that own the official ticket agencies.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 25 May 18 3.50pm |
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Originally posted by topcat
Apparently the ticket tout websites are often owned via the same offshore companies that own the official ticket agencies. That's what I heard Ticket Barsteward being one of the worst offenders. The agencies sell to these resale companies (that they own) before the public get a chance to buy. They then jack the price. Disgusting and should be illegal. Good on Ed Sheerhan artists have to take a stand to protect their fans and their brand. Refuse to use ticket agencies that do this practice. If the big concert stars like Adele, Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift and a few others say no they will have to drop this nonsense. Edited by Badger11 (25 May 2018 3.53pm)
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| Stuk Top half 25 May 18 4.23pm |
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Originally posted by IMpalace
Have they. Last I heard they were under investigation but haven't seen anything actually coming out of it? Yep, the CMA have them all under control except for Viagogo who they will be taking further action against to comply. Edited by Stuk (25 May 2018 4.23pm)
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| Stuk Top half 25 May 18 4.30pm |
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Originally posted by topcat
Apparently the ticket tout websites are often owned via the same offshore companies that own the official ticket agencies. Thanks for explaining what he was getting at. Let's be honest ticket companies have always been unscrupulous in their practices with fees and all sorts. So they probably just bought out the successful resale sites. Now they just will have a worthless asset/site hopefully. I heard of one company that still charges fees for postage when the tickets are digital!
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| Pussay Patrol 25 May 18 4.41pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
That's what I heard Ticket Barsteward being one of the worst offenders. The agencies sell to these resale companies (that they own) before the public get a chance to buy. They then jack the price. Disgusting and should be illegal. Good on Ed Sheerhan artists have to take a stand to protect their fans and their brand. Refuse to use ticket agencies that do this practice. If the big concert stars like Adele, Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift and a few others say no they will have to drop this nonsense. Edited by Badger11 (25 May 2018 3.53pm) don't disagree but artists could easily refuse to use these companies and use a different platform, but they probably get a nice pay off for using them. If Sheeran could sell out any venue several times over he doesn't need Ticketmaster or the like so why use them?
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| Pussay Patrol 25 May 18 4.51pm |
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Originally posted by Stuk
Thanks for explaining what he was getting at. Let's be honest ticket companies have always been unscrupulous in their practices with fees and all sorts. So they probably just bought out the successful resale sites. Now they just will have a worthless asset/site hopefully. I heard of one company that still charges fees for postage when the tickets are digital! Seatwave and Getmein are owned by ticketmaster Ticketmaster sell the tickets to their sister resale sites. It is brazen touting and never know how they have got away with it for so long Viagogo is a different company owned by Ebay but they are all in cahoots, unless you believe a geniune person and his 50 friends can't make the gig and realised this 2 minutes after buying the tickets
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