> I've often wondered what would happen if a major artist decided to > completely shut out the ticket sites and sold tickets themselves, > either by using a third-party vendor or an auction-style system.
Except that many venues already have a ticketing arrangement [ie, contract] with a third party vendor who is responsible for selling tickets to events at their property. This is how Ticketmaster was initially able to add service charges on top of ticket fees without running afoul of consumer protection laws (since they weren't technically selling concert access, but seating access). On Jun 15, 12:11 pm, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > Springsteen has been on the leading edge of fighting this. Earlier > this year, Ticketmaster started routing fans to their secondary market > service TicketsNow in the middle of the initial sale of tickets for > the concern (some reported being immediately sent there without > reaching the Ticketmaster site). > > http://sn.im/k67ot(Rolling Stone) > > However, Ms. Pollak is correct in that artists in particular have been > know to go this route. Sadly, the Chicago Cubs have done this as well. > > I've often wondered what would happen if a major artist decided to > completely shut out the ticket sites and sold tickets themselves, > either by using a third-party vendor or an auction-style system. > > Joe Hass > Warren, MI > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
