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Re: Ticketmaster Ticketfast Barcode Format

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Post by cridenour »

derrik0709 wrote: post #7

As someone who works in the industry (but not Ticketmaster) and has spoken frequently to higher ups at TM, people should realize that the majority of the time "handling charges" are a way for performers to generate more revenue from sales while deflecting the bad PR to Ticketmaster. That's one of the services TM provides to their clients (performers/venues). If you're a performer and you want to sell tickets for a fa…

I've heard it's almost always the venue - but same thing. TM is happy to take the hate, they're used to it.

Re: Ticketmaster Ticketfast Barcode Format

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Post by codyb »

rtanaka wrote: post #5

Has this happened to anyone? What would happen if you showed up and find that your ticket is invalid. I'm guessing it varies by venue but is there any recourse? I can't imagine they'd just turn you away without at least a little investigation.

It's generally not the people at the doors job to investigate. If your ticket doesn't scan they assume you're the one with the fake or that someone went in and came out with multiple tickets to get more people in.

Generally, as far as I've seen, you'd be SOOL. (Shit out of luck, is that an acronym yet?)

Re: Ticketmaster Ticketfast Barcode Format

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Post by disposition2 »

derrik0709 wrote: post #7

As someone who works in the industry (but not Ticketmaster) and has spoken frequently to higher ups at TM, people should realize that the majority of the time "handling charges" are a way for performers to generate more revenue from sales while deflecting the bad PR to Ticketmaster. That's one of the services TM provides to their clients (performers/venues). If you're a performer and you want to sell tickets for a fa…

Hard to tell considering they have a monopoly on the original purchase industry (most venues, and I'd venture to guess 90%+ of venues that would actually attract large acts) and the reseller industry as well . The worst is going to the box office to buy a ticket and being told that they can't sell the ticket at the box office, you have to buy through TM or you have to pay the same fees as if you bought through TM's site / services.

Re: Ticketmaster Ticketfast Barcode Format

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Post by dan1234 »

rtanaka wrote: post #5

Has this happened to anyone? What would happen if you showed up and find that your ticket is invalid. I'm guessing it varies by venue but is there any recourse? I can't imagine they'd just turn you away without at least a little investigation.

The door staff are only really interested in getting people safely into and out of the venue.

They'd probably just tell you to complain at the ticket office (if it's still open they might be able to verify your credit card?) or phone next day.

Re: Ticketmaster Ticketfast Barcode Format

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Post by jastanton »

pbreit wrote: post #15

Is this one of those theoretical problems that doesn't show up in reality?

If you search eBay for tickets and see that someone snapshot a ticket they are trying to sell it sounds like it's pretty easy to steal it. So quite possibly it is more than just theoretical.

Though if you take a picture of the barcode it seems like you're just asking for trouble. But people don't really think about those kind of things when they post to social media...

Re: Ticketmaster Ticketfast Barcode Format

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Post by ilikemustard »

codyb wrote: post #12
rtanaka wrote: post #5

Has this happened to anyone? What would happen if you showed up and find that your ticket is invalid. I'm guessing it varies by venue but is there any recourse? I can't imagine they'd just turn you away without at least a little investigation.

It's generally not the people at the doors job to investigate. If your ticket doesn't scan they assume you're the one with the fake or that someone went in and came out with multiple tickets to get more people in. Generally, as far as I've seen, you'd be SOOL. (Shit out of luck, is that an acronym yet?)

From what I've seen, the acronym typically doesn't include "of", and is simply "SOL".

Re: Ticketmaster Ticketfast Barcode Format

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Post by tehwebguy »

derrik0709 wrote: post #7

As someone who works in the industry (but not Ticketmaster) and has spoken frequently to higher ups at TM, people should realize that the majority of the time "handling charges" are a way for performers to generate more revenue from sales while deflecting the bad PR to Ticketmaster. That's one of the services TM provides to their clients (performers/venues). If you're a performer and you want to sell tickets for a fa…

I've never heard of TM sharing ticketing fees with artists.

In my experience TM fees are for TM. They may share with the venue, but the venue isn't sharing that with the artist. In fact they are taking a cut of the face value from the artist directly.

In fact I've even seen TM take a small percentage of the gross face value!

Re: Ticketmaster Ticketfast Barcode Format

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Post by tehwebguy »

pbreit wrote: post #15

Is this one of those theoretical problems that doesn't show up in reality?

You'd think so but people actually post pictures like that. Not sure if it's been taken advantage of but I have a feeling this has:

https://twitter.com/search?q=my%20new%20credit%20card%20pic....

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