Headache in a Suitcase said:
shhh... if you complain about the total tickets banner fake edge will come and smoke you.
Now, now...Fake Edge is a lover, not a fighter!
Unless you yoink his fake beanie, of course.
Headache in a Suitcase said:
shhh... if you complain about the total tickets banner fake edge will come and smoke you.
WildHoneyAlways said:
Just to clarify....
Scalper = person with no licence who sells tickets (against the law)
broker = person with licence to sell tickets. Total Tickets is a broker site. (legal)
Bonochick said:
Now, now...Fake Edge is a lover, not a fighter!
Unless you yoink his fake beanie, of course.
kellyahern said:
I'm not trying to be smart, but if you're struggling economically wouldn't it make more sense for you to try to get a Dallas ticket than to fly to Portland and get a hotel room there.
Airfare is a lot more expensive that some of the tickets available on ebay or the broker sites.
u2wedge said:Edited my 2 cents...
Headache in a Suitcase said:
would actually like to hear your 2 cents...
Lewis12 said:The ticket scalping is outrageous, and it could be easily stopped; I really have to blame Ticketmaster for most of the problem! I bought tickets for U2 in Barcelona, Spain, and though there were internet problems (another story), but the system was much fairer: When you buy online through Spain's Ticktacticket you have to show ID and the original credit card when you pick up your tickets IN PERSON, they will only mail to an address in Spain (I was in Seattle), so I only saw two scalpers on Ebay with Barcelona tickets in the months before the show. This method reduced international internet scalpers to near zero! I got to Barcelona, walked into a ticket outlet, showed my online receipt and passport and they printed up my tickets.
Lewis12 said:
If Ticketmaster sold tickets by forcing the buyer to show up in person with ID in the city or zip codes of the concert area, then scalping would drop off tremendously.
Popmartijn said:
Well, Ticketmaster is exactly the same then. You have to show ID and the original credit card when you pick up your tickets IN PERSON, they will only mail to an address in the USA (I'm in the Netherlands).
Lewis12 said:No it's not, and it does not mail to just in the USA, and Ticketmaster is doing everything to make it worldwaide. Ticketmaster does not operate in your country -- and that’s why you can not have them mailed to you -- I assume it's because of some of your laws there?
You do not have to show up in person to buy a ticket at Ticketmaster, you can have it sent to you in the countries that Ticketmaster operates in -- I had Canadian tickets mailed to me in the U.S. I can walk into a ticketmaster office in Seattle and buy tickets to Toronto 3000 miles away or London and have them printed out right there on the spot, or I can do it online.
Popmartijn said:
No it's not. Ticketmaster.com only mails to the USA. Trust me, I've been there. And we do have Ticketmaster in my country (try http://www.ticketmaster.nl)
Well, when I ordered tickets for the MSG show in May, my only option was will call. No mailing or Ticketfast, only will call.
U2FanPeter said:In my experience, Ticketmaster has no problem with the Canada/US border. I've had US tickets mailed to me in Canada.
I also thought tickets could be sent electronically to Ticketmaster 'Head' Offices internationally for those with really special requests? Did you specifically enquire?
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