Re: Gord's tickets scalped?
The total cost for the Friday, April 10th concert here in Vancouver, purchased on Jan 20/09 was: $82.25. The ticket face value: $72.50, order processing fee: $2.50, convenience fee: $5.50, facility fee: $1.75, for a total of $82.25. The ticket came by regular mail so there was no delivery fee (although one can rest assured that it's included somewhere else.)
On Monday, Feb. 9th, it was reported on the "Canada.com" website that "Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc." was hit with a $500 million (Canadian) lawsuit alleging the company broke the law by reselling tickets at inflated prices.
The story reported that a man bought two tickets advertised at $66.50 each face value and ended up paying a total of $553.65 for the pair.
The concert was held by the band "Smashing Pumpkins" November/08. and the lawsuit is seeking to be declared as a class action.
Guess I didn't do too bad at all, considering.
Also, being forced to pay such an inflated cost to attend a concert of one's favorite gig would probably put a damper on just how much enjoyment would come during the performance.
It really is getting out of hand and needs to be reined in so hopefully this lawsuit will bring it to a halt and at the same time take out those miscreants who hang out in front of concert halls gouging people as well, although I wouldn't hold my breath on that one.
Cheers, RJ.
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