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Ticketmaster Auction Will Let Highest Bidder Set Concert Prices
by Decius at 10:46 am EDT, Sep 1, 2003 |
] Late this year the company plans to begin auctioning the
] best seats to concerts through ticketmaster.com.
]
] With no official price ceiling on such tickets,
] Ticketmaster will be able to compete with brokers and
] scalpers for the highest price a market will bear.
]
] "The tickets are worth what they're worth," said John
] Pleasants, Ticketmaster's president and chief executive.
] "If somebody wants to charge $50 for a ticket, but it's
] actually worth $1,000 on eBay, the ticket's worth
] $1,000." |
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WWBD?
by Jeremy at 12:50 pm EDT, Sep 1, 2003 |
"The tickets are worth what they're worth," said John Pleasants, Ticketmaster's president and chief executive. "If somebody wants to charge $50 for a ticket, but it's actually worth $1,000 on eBay, the ticket's worth $1,000." What would the Bitchuns do? |
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RE: Ticketmaster Auction Will Let Highest Bidder Set Concert Prices
by flynn23 at 10:26 am EDT, Sep 2, 2003 |
Decius wrote:
] ] Late this year the company plans to begin auctioning the
] ] best seats to concerts through ticketmaster.com.
] ]
] ] With no official price ceiling on such tickets,
] ] Ticketmaster will be able to compete with brokers and
] ] scalpers for the highest price a market will bear.
] ]
] ] "The tickets are worth what they're worth," said John
] ] Pleasants, Ticketmaster's president and chief executive.
] ] "If somebody wants to charge $50 for a ticket, but it's
] ] actually worth $1,000 on eBay, the ticket's worth
] ] $1,000." what's the 'transaction fee' worth then? $0? |
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Ticketmaster Auction Will Let Highest Bidder Set Concert Prices
by crankymessiah at 10:22 am EDT, Sep 2, 2003 |
] Late this year the company plans to begin auctioning the
] best seats to concerts through ticketmaster.com.
]
] With no official price ceiling on such tickets,
] Ticketmaster will be able to compete with brokers and
] scalpers for the highest price a market will bear.
]
] "The tickets are worth what they're worth," said John
] Pleasants, Ticketmaster's president and chief executive.
] "If somebody wants to charge $50 for a ticket, but it's
] actually worth $1,000 on eBay, the ticket's worth
] $1,000." Ticketmaster are the true terrorists. |
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RE: Ticketmaster Auction Will Let Highest Bidder Set Concert Prices
by wilpig at 4:28 pm EDT, Sep 2, 2003 |
crankymessiah wrote:
] ] Late this year the company plans to begin auctioning the
] ] best seats to concerts through ticketmaster.com.
] ]
] ] With no official price ceiling on such tickets,
] ] Ticketmaster will be able to compete with brokers and
] ] scalpers for the highest price a market will bear.
] ]
] ] "The tickets are worth what they're worth," said John
] ] Pleasants, Ticketmaster's president and chief executive.
] ] "If somebody wants to charge $50 for a ticket, but it's
] ] actually worth $1,000 on eBay, the ticket's worth
] ] $1,000."
] Is this not the definition of ticket scalping? Just because there are people willing to pay $1000 for a ticket, if the cover price of the ticket is $75 and you knowingly charge more that makes you a scalper. Does this mean that scalpers will be able to sit outside shows and "auction" off what tickets they have to the highest bidder as well? |
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