191.3% of the purchase price are ticket fees? That would make anyone curse under their breath. How about a $17,000.00 fee for the “right to purchase a ticket”? Think that made someone swear? What four letter word would you say after paying a fee for “being allowed” to print your ticket at home? Read on…
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We shout “GO BLUE!” for the “Wolverine State” as Michigan joins the fight against absurd ticket fees and services charges. Plus, buried in Live Nation’s Q2 report is an updated “Ticketing Fees Consumer Class Action Litigation” budget. ‘Power to be peaceful’ concert is cancelled rather than pass $90,000 in fees onto concertgoers, and yet another…
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It’s been a busy week in the war against high ticket fees. String Cheese Incident is taking on Ticketmaster by “scalping” its own tickets and there’s a new version of the BOSS ACT – These new high profile ticket fee disputes seem to shout “It’s on like Donkey Kong!”. The String Cheese Incident It was a front…
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ThunderTix is the only box office software with no per ticket fees, utilizing a subscription based pricing model, so we’re already “fee-free”. Venues have the option of offering no fee tickets – Why not pass that savings along to the consumer? Ticket fees are one of the most controversial aspects of an event. The ticket…
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