The I'm Going to Ignore all Facts and Say What I Want Column of the Week goes to:
Posted in How To buy concert tickets on 11. Mar, 2010
A few choice quotes from her about Bruce Springsteen Concerts:
In regards to the Wise Guys operation: One of the lawyers defending them complained to The Star-Ledger, “…the feds have decided to criminalize that.” Well, yeah…if you did that, you’d be allowed to purchase maybe eight tickets, not thousands.
- Wise Guys were using other peoples credit cards and charging those people if they were able to purchase tickets using their cards. Ticketmaster is very good at cancelling orders if a billing address goes over the stated limit on ticket purchases.
Then, as if by magic, ducats that were unavailable suddenly turn up for sale on eBay or StubHub for two or three times their original price.
- Yes they show up at those prices the day they go on sale but Bruce adds so many shows that no one purchases the tickets at those prices except those who think they can make money. Did you happen to check how much they were selling for the day of the event? The real fans know if they wait, they will be rewarded
I have an idea that I bet Bruce the Boss would go along with: have him and other artists whose fans can’t legitimately buy seats, announce a string of concerts. Let the Wiseguys buy out all of them before revealing that the events are bogus.
Then, with the money collected from those alleged cheaters, start paying back all the folks who were cut out by them in the past.
- So you want to steal money from people but prosecute others who stole? If stealing is wrong, there is no way to justify it at all.
- If Bruce had cancelled any of his shows at the Meadowlands he would have been saving thousands of dollars for everyone who bought tickets. The best tickets for those shows were selling under face and everyone would have received a refund. Bruce Springsteen has probably cost ticket resellers more money than any other artist over the past 5-7 years. It is rare, except for the occasional arena show in Jersey for the common person to have to pay more than $50 for a $115 face ticket to see Bruce. When Bruce goes paperless the fans are forced to pay $115 for floor tickets. When Bruce uses tickets the fans can often buy tickets on the secondary market for half that price.
Since you like to quote the Star Ledger I suggest you read all their articles, not just ones you can show your indignation to. Born too cheap: How I saw Bruce Springsteen at Giants Stadium for $15
