The notion of a “repugnant transaction” suggests that consumer distaste for certain kinds of transactions may ultimately hinder the growth of a market. Alvin E. Roth’s ‘Repugnance as a Constraint on Markets’ [pdf] looks at historic markets such as slavery, dwarf tossing, or the sale of human organs where repugnance effected changes or restrictions on markets…
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We know you’ve come to expect Fee Free Fridays to be a written account of the week’s wins and losses from the war on unreasonable per-ticket fees – But sometimes a picture says a thousands words. This week we overdose on infographics for a fresh look at just how awful outrageous fees and services charges…
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We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, Toto – In fact we’re international with reports from Australia and New Zealand. This week we ask: If you won a multi-million dollar class action, would you settle for a dollar off coupon? Just what is a $8.00 “email attachment” fee? Are you willing to pay 25% of the purchase price…
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Fee Free Friday gets bookish with the re-release of Dean Budnick and Josh Baron book and an interview with the authors. Updates on the latest ticketing industry news. How the city of Indio, California feels that $800,000.00+ in ticket fees is not enough. And the scholars at the American Enterprise Institute ask where is the…
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Fee Free Friday is a Yankee Doodle Dandy. A Yankee Doodle do or die in the war on unreasonably high per ticket fees and service charges that is! Fee Free Friday is dominated this week by comedian Louis C.K.’s widely reported “experiment” in selling tickets to his upcoming comedy tour directly to his fans. We…
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The war on unreasonable per ticket fees boiled over in New Jersey this week when the state assembly panel approved bill A-2258. We also have some heartbreaking fan testimonials about the high cost of tickets and reports of a $30.00 “convenience” fee! Only the strong can survive reading this week’s #FFF – Are you up…
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It’s Fee Free Friday! This week’s rancor includes a look at how dynamic pricing algorithms may be hiding tickets fees, an example of 150% per ticket service fee(!), and a fee-free victory in Kansas City, Missouri. Baseball’s new dynamic pricing algorithms Earlier in the week Ticket News wrote how Major League Baseball teams are using…
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