Ticketmaster loses money

[TommyBahama]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_ ... 3W5YSyBhIF

[SMLCHNG]

Maybe the Government should send them some bailout money, too??

[aeroparrot]

Maybe the Government should send them some bailout money, too??

You know..... I wouldn't doubt it,.

[chippewa]

I hate to wish a company out of business....but I wish they'd go out of business.

I honestly don't think I'd mind driving to venues to wait in line for tickets.

[aeroparrot]

I wish Ticketron would sell tickets to "popular" shows too.

[Bicycle Bill]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_ ... 3W5YSyBhIF

3 Tickets for Alpine Valley, lawn seating @ $33.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99.00
"Ticket Convenience Charge" for above tickets @ $11.35 ea. . . . . . . . . . $34.05
Building/Facility Charge for above tickets @ $3.00 ea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 9.00
    (I'm assuming this paid for the parking; either way, Alpine Valley gets this, I guess)
"Order Processing Charge". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 5.45
    (WI sales tax is 5.5%; this is 5.5% of the original $99.00; so let's call it tax)

The way I see it, I paid $108.00 plus tax for three tickets and parking (although I'm only using one space, if that).
Ticketb*st*rd raked off another $34.05 (or around 31.5%) above and beyond the cost of the tickets.

Don't worry. They'll make up their money, and they won't have to pick the taxpayers' pockets to do it.
They've already got both hands deep into the concertgoers' pockets.........

-"BB"-

[phjrsaunt]

Maybe the Government should send them some bailout money, too??

Oh SPEW!!!

[popcornjack]

I wish Ticketron would sell tickets to "popular" shows too.

dude, is ticketron still even around?

[Spider Johnson]

All things considered and the economic status of things. Even before the economy became where it is now. It is well overdue and past time for TB and others, to be faced with and admit to their legalized crimminal acts.

They are nothing but legalized scalpers, that some seem to like and have continued to support, no matter what. May they go down hard and serve some serious payback time, with some serious meaningful very hard time. They are worse than AIG IMHO! (At least our goverment knowingly approved to fund AIG with lesgislation.) Who approved of their business and their conduct? Wait don't tell me, let me guess... could it be the same people that gave our tax money to AIG? Then we have the various artist.......

Everyone who has ever dealt with TB deserves a full refund of anything above the face value of the ticket, as far as I am concerned. All of the artists that dealt with them exclusively should also toss in to the payback too. (Like any of that will or could/would ever happen).

THAT is just my opinion!