Do we help scalpers??

msu#1 · Post by **msu#1** » January 24, 2005 11:08 pm

By giving the less than totally professional ones a heads up on tickets and rumors???

ejr · Post by **ejr** » January 24, 2005 11:53 pm

msu#1 wrote:By giving the less than totally professional ones a heads up on tickets and rumors???

my experience ( and it comes only from waiting at outlets with a couple of scalpers, and doing it often enough that we would chat) tells me that they know the dates as early (if not earlier) than we do. and once ticket sales time approaches, the info is available everywhere.

jiggs(2) · Post by **jiggs(2)** » January 25, 2005 7:56 am

msu#1 wrote:By giving the less than totally professional ones a heads up on tickets and rumors???

they buy top shows every weekend, U2 goes onsale this weekend(and the onsale date was released yesterday) and if its anything like 2 years ago, the 'semi pros' will be right there with the professionals...

I don't think we tip off the scalpers, knowing the dates early is nice so I can make sure I'm in town, but I don't think it gets me better tickets...it gets me a hotel room though, which makes knowing early well worth it

land_shark3 · Post by **land_shark3** » January 25, 2005 8:37 am

msu#1 wrote:By giving the less than totally professional ones a heads up on tickets and rumors???

Well, I would say that yes we do help scalpers but probably not in the way you meant.

We help scalpers because we continue to buy from them. If we didn't pay the higher fees, scalpers wouldn't last long. They aren't in the business to lose money on tickets.

From a personal experience; in the past, I bought tickets for other events and sold them on eBay. When I stopped making money on the transaction, I quit buying tickets unless I was going to an event.

bananaman · Post by **bananaman** » January 25, 2005 9:06 am

land_shark3 wrote:
msu#1 wrote:By giving the less than totally professional ones a heads up on tickets and rumors???
We help scalpers because we continue to buy from them. If we didn't pay the higher fees, scalpers wouldn't last long. They aren't in the business to lose money on tickets.

I don't think that will ever happen. There are people out there that will only by from them because money is no object and they know they can always depend on them for tickets.

a1aara · Post by **a1aara** » January 25, 2005 9:28 am

In the case of Clear Channel. CC owns the arena and CC owns some ticket broker firms in some cities.

finsup2k · Post by **finsup2k** » January 25, 2005 10:33 am

From a personal experience; in the past, I bought tickets for other events and sold them on eBay. When I stopped making money on the transaction, I quit buying tickets unless I was going to an event.

I hate to admit it, but I did this too. It was too lucrative, yet totally simple. Once ticket prices started rising, my interest waned because I didn't want to take the risk anymore on a flaky artist.

SchoonerWharf · Post by **SchoonerWharf** » January 25, 2005 6:41 pm

I don't think that will ever happen. There are people out there that will only by from them because money is no object and they know they can always depend on them for tickets.

Absolutely. Like any other person in this world, they provide a service and serve to help some of us out. Beleive me I have done the "wait in line" and frantically calling on phone or over the net" and it just got very very old.

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » January 25, 2005 6:47 pm

I think as a whole, parrotheads hurt scalpers way more than they hurt them- how many other artists have sites as large as BN, COBO, etc that have dedicated scalper-free ticket areas? I know I searched and searched for something similar for other sold out shows, and I've also managed to get tickets to every show I've wanted to go to for face value.

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » January 25, 2005 6:51 pm

Coconuts wrote:I've also managed to get tickets to every show I've wanted to go to for face value.

Too bad you couldn't make it to Atlantic City cause you depended on a moron..

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » January 25, 2005 6:55 pm

Dude, it was bad, I was really pretty relieved when he said he didn't think we should try it- I seriously could not see more than 5 feet in front of the car, he just got it back from being repaired, and they hadn't touched the roads. It sucked that we didn't get to go, but I think making it there without ending up in a ditch would have used up all of our luck!

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » January 25, 2005 6:57 pm

Coconuts wrote:Dude, it was bad, I was really pretty relieved when he said he didn't think we should try it- I seriously could not see more than 5 feet in front of the car, he just got it back from being repaired, and they hadn't touched the roads. It sucked that we didn't get to go, but I think making it there without ending up in a ditch would have used up all of our luck!

I figured as much... But I've still gotta give you guys crap about it!

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » January 25, 2005 7:03 pm

I know Shanus (we decided that was your new nickname, Darren said someting about Shaemus the Leprechaun and I decided on Shanus instead)! I was so disappointed that I didn't get to give you your present!!

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » January 25, 2005 7:06 pm

Coconuts wrote:I know Shanus (we decided that was your new nickname, Darren said someting about Shaemus the Leprechaun and I decided on Shanus instead)! I was so disappointed that I didn't get to give you your present!!

Well come and give it to me baby!

aquaholic · Post by **aquaholic** » January 25, 2005 7:08 pm

burp..............

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » January 25, 2005 7:09 pm

aquaholic wrote:burp..............

Pig.

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » January 25, 2005 7:10 pm

It's been with Darren since November!!

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » January 25, 2005 7:13 pm

Coconuts wrote:It's been with Darren since November!!

Has he "enjoyed" it!

Coconuts · Post by **Coconuts** » January 25, 2005 7:19 pm

I enjoyed it first, Larry and Christina and Matt and Mal et al enjoyed it in Vegas, he enjoyed it, Frank enjoyed it.....

shakerofsalt · Post by **shakerofsalt** » January 25, 2005 7:26 pm

Coconuts wrote:I enjoyed it first, Larry and Christina and Matt and Mal et al enjoyed it in Vegas, he enjoyed it, Frank enjoyed it.....

My husband enjoyed it in Vegas......

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