F U ticketmaster, F U!!!!

[Jeffg010]

I fucking hate ticket master. I had front row tickets to the G3 tour. I had seats 8 and 9. I never had front row and I was about piss myself. I bought them on line as fast as I could because the 5 min ticker seemed to moving at the speed of light. I got the tickets ordered and paid for them with my Visa. I was going to have them sent to my house I just bought 6 months ago. I get an E-mail a week later saying that the order was canceled because the address I had them sent to did not match what was listed for the CC. I blow a gasket and called them up and they already sold the tickets. I was pissed and was yelling and scream on the phone the other person on the phone hung up on me. The sad thing is they had my cell phone number listed in the order and never bother to call. Also I order tons of stuff off the like Amazon and had no problems with any one but ticket master fucked me out of front row.

One other time I bought tickets they never showed up at my house. I called them up 2 days before the concert because; they can't do anything before 48 hours, and said everything was going to be taken care of just get the ticket at the gate. I show up at the gate and no tickets for me. I call ticket master on the phone and they put me on hold trying to call the promoter who owns the theater for the show. Ticket master gives him a list of people who did not get tickets and he tells the gate to leave some for people that did not receive them. Well I missed most of the opening act and there was a lot of yell back and forth between the gate and ticket master.

At this point I?m always nervous about ordering from ticket master never know what that cluster fucking shit hold rip off assholes and going to do. Ticket master is the worst company and wish I could kill every mother fucking one of them that works for them.

 

[skim milk]

befriend someone who works at ticketmaster and you wouldn't be crying
done.

 

[40Hands]

I'm on the boat for Ticketmaster hate. What a shitty company.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: skim milk
befriend someone who works at ticketmaster and you wouldn't be crying
done.

At least he's not crying about how to e-mail coworkers about going to happy hour.

 

[ryan256]

I have never ordered from Ticketmaster and never will if I can help it. I will always go to the box office & deal with them directly.

 

[kranky]

I'm frankly surprised TM doesn't sell tickets to imaginary concerts so they can cancel the supposed show, and keep all the fees. Could make bank.

 

[danzig]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
Did you buy with a credit card? Try doing a charge back.

And yeah, lodge a complaint with the BBB.

That is what I was thinking. F**k Ticketmaster.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: Tsaico
And what is worse, there are no real alternatives and some venues you can only buy your tickets from them.

i have a unique alternative... ive never paid ticketmaster a dime. i worked concerts from age 18 to 30, so i always got in free. now, i just go ask the guys i still know in the business and get passes or walked thru from backstage. some venues i can put on my old laminates and just walk in, lol.

ill never give them any money. i do recall sitting in line for cure tickets back in the 80s at a diamonds with some friends that were buying tickets tho, if i recall they bitched about a 5 dollar fee being added on. dont ya wish it was JUST 5 bucks now?

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo
have sept. tickets to watch little mermaid on broadway with my gf.
show got canceled, they do not have equivalent seats on other dates and they are not refunding the full amount. so i'm out the shipping costs and the misc. bullshit ticketmaster surcharges.

big F U to ticketmaster.

Dispute the charge

 

[krunchykrome]

yea, I dont like the way ticketmaster operates

same thing happened to me a while ago

 

[Dulanic]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2

Originally posted by: sao123
when you buy from TM, you agree to their terms and conditions... maybe you should read them prior.

you will not dispute or otherwise seek a ?chargeback? from the company whose credit card you used to purchase tickets from the Site. Should you do so, your tickets may be cancelled, and Ticketmaster may, in its sole discretion, refuse to honor pending and future ticket purchases made from all credit card accounts or online accounts on which such chargebacks have been made, and may prohibit all persons in whose name the credit card accounts exist and any person who accesses any associated online account or credit card or who otherwise breaches this provision from using the Site.

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. OP, do a chargeback.

Terms and conditions mean crap when it comes to not as described or services not rendered disputes. Sure they can cancel other tickets on you, but you can dispute those too. Companies love to threaten people who have a chargeback done.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: Brainonska511

Originally posted by: Regs
Ok, you guys can't get your lazy asses out of the house to buy tickets like "the old days", and bitch about ticketmaster trying to cover their asses buy a populous that sues Burger King for making them fat?

Yep, we all have hours to just piss away and go totally out of our way to go to a venue and buy tickets in person :roll:

If you don't want to piss away your precious time, don't bitch about Ticketmaster then. Better yet, make your own e-com ticket vendor since you seem to have the system down pat.

TM was issuing "service charges" long before online services. The problem is, and what Pearl Jam tried to fight, is that TM is all-in-all a monopoly so if any large show comes to town, and they want to sell their tickets, they hire TM to do so, and in doing so fuck over the paying customer. So its just as much the artist's and labels fault for supporting TM's practices. But at this point, everyone relies on it as TM is the only game in town big enough to handle it all. Catch 22 at this point.

 

[MrMatt]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo
have sept. tickets to watch little mermaid on broadway with my gf.
show got canceled, they do not have equivalent seats on other dates and they are not refunding the full amount. so i'm out the shipping costs and the misc. bullshit ticketmaster surcharges.

big F U to ticketmaster.

aaaaaaaaaaahahahhahaha


but seriously,


I thought you and your gf were taking a break?

 

[Rage187]

I hate TicketMaster. Nothing like paying a conveinence fee to be raped.

FUCK YOU TICKETMASTER!

 

[The Boston Dangler]

can someone enlighten me, please?

how and why does this piece of shit third party have a stranglehold on ticket sales? what do the venues get in return for it? it's not as if they couldn't fill seats with anyone else, or do it themselves.

 

[MrMatt]

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
can someone enlighten me, please?

how and why does this piece of shit third party have a stranglehold on ticket sales? what do the venues get in return for it? it's not as if they couldn't fill seats with anyone else, or do it themselves.

livenation, stubhub, etc. I never use ticketmaster, they're always 30% more than anywhere else.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: peritusONE

Originally posted by: sao123

you will not dispute or otherwise seek a ?chargeback? from the company whose credit card you used to purchase tickets from the Site. Should you do so, your tickets may be cancelled, and Ticketmaster may, in its sole discretion, refuse to honor pending and future ticket purchases made from all credit card accounts or online accounts on which such chargebacks have been made, and may prohibit all persons in whose name the credit card accounts exist and any person who accesses any associated online account or credit card or who otherwise breaches this provision from using the Site.

Damn, now that's a threat if I've ever heard one.

Holy shit. that is pure fucking evil. What a bunch of freaking assholes at TM. Always hated them, but never realized they resorted to such underhanded, mafioso tactics.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Regs
Ok, you guys can't get your lazy asses out of the house to buy tickets like "the old days", and bitch about ticketmaster trying to cover their asses buy a populous that sues Burger King for making them fat?


Bah. Shit happens.

But wait, there's more!

Actually, some venues no longer have a box office. They actually force you to buy tickets online through TM and will not sell day-of or on-site. deliver or pick up at Will Call; so there really is no alternative.

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: Xanis

Originally posted by: Regs
Ok, you guys can't get your lazy asses out of the house to buy tickets like "the old days", and bitch about ticketmaster trying to cover their asses buy a populous that sues Burger King for making them fat?


Bah. Shit happens.

The problem is, there are a lot of venues that either don't have box offices, or are too far away for people to travel to buy the tickets. In those cases, the only option is to let TM rape you.

How about a phone call? Vendors sell tickets through ticketmaster no? Why not cut out the middle men?

Even if you go to one of the TM kiosks hosted at certain grocery stores, you're paying the same damn "convenience charges."

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: Brainonska511

Originally posted by: Regs
Ok, you guys can't get your lazy asses out of the house to buy tickets like "the old days", and bitch about ticketmaster trying to cover their asses buy a populous that sues Burger King for making them fat?

Yep, we all have hours to just piss away and go totally out of our way to go to a venue and buy tickets in person :roll:

If you don't want to piss away your precious time, don't bitch about Ticketmaster then. Better yet, make your own e-com ticket vendor since you seem to have the system down pat.

TM has bought-out or bullied-out every single competitor through egregious lawsuits and shameful tactics since the day of their inception.

Did you forget about Ticketmaster vs Telecharge back in the late 80s?

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: MrMatt

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
can someone enlighten me, please?

how and why does this piece of shit third party have a stranglehold on ticket sales? what do the venues get in return for it? it's not as if they couldn't fill seats with anyone else, or do it themselves.

livenation, stubhub, etc. I never use ticketmaster, they're always 30% more than anywhere else.

aren't a lot of things ticketmaster exclusives?

 

[flashbacck]

Originally posted by: MrMatt

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
can someone enlighten me, please?

how and why does this piece of shit third party have a stranglehold on ticket sales? what do the venues get in return for it? it's not as if they couldn't fill seats with anyone else, or do it themselves.

livenation, stubhub, etc. I never use ticketmaster, they're always 30% more than anywhere else.

Ticketmaster and Live Nation are planning to merge by the end of the year!

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: flashbacck

Originally posted by: MrMatt

Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
can someone enlighten me, please?

how and why does this piece of shit third party have a stranglehold on ticket sales? what do the venues get in return for it? it's not as if they couldn't fill seats with anyone else, or do it themselves.

livenation, stubhub, etc. I never use ticketmaster, they're always 30% more than anywhere else.

Ticketmaster and Live Nation are planning to merge by the end of the year!

they can 'plan' to merge all they want. It isn't going to happen.

 

[Kelemvor]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2

Originally posted by: Tsaico
And what is worse, there are no real alternatives and some venues you can only buy your tickets from them.

I simply don't go to those venues anymore. I've been fucked by TM enough that I'll only go places where I can purchase tickets directly from them. God himself could descend from heaven and put on the most awesome show in history...I won't go if it's a TM-only venue.

Same here. I'll drive way out of my way to go directly to the box office to buy tickets. Otherwise I won't go. I wish TM would get some real competition. Anyone want to start up a ticket company?

 

[Rage187]

Originally posted by: Kelemvor

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2

Originally posted by: Tsaico
And what is worse, there are no real alternatives and some venues you can only buy your tickets from them.

I simply don't go to those venues anymore. I've been fucked by TM enough that I'll only go places where I can purchase tickets directly from them. God himself could descend from heaven and put on the most awesome show in history...I won't go if it's a TM-only venue.

Same here. I'll drive way out of my way to go directly to the box office to buy tickets. Otherwise I won't go. I wish TM would get some real competition. Anyone want to start up a ticket company?

Ticketmaster contract stipulates that their fees apply at the box office of Ticketmaster venues as well. The only thng you'll get out of paying is the Print at Home fee.

Can you believe they charge you a fee to print the tickets on your own paper using your own printer and ink? Fucking thieves.