It usually is done to prevent camping out on the part of ticket purchasers.
Such policies are often communicated ahead of time; obviously, the policy
wouldn't have the desired deterrent without it being known. If numbers
were given out in order of the line, then the line squatting period would be
just as long, but for the numbers instead of the tickets per se.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daljit Dhadwal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 8:47 PM
Subject: Ticket Master
> At a recent concert for U2, Ticket Master limited each person in line to
> purchase up to 5 tickets. The strange part (I thought) was the line was
> randomized. About an hour before the tickets went on sale people were
> given random numbers that would determine when they could purchase
> tickets. So, even if you were first in line and you got number 500, you'd
> have to wait. What purpose does this serve?
>
> Daljit Dhadwal
>
