Selling tickets for concerts to people who are desperate for them

PizzamanIRL · 15-12-2012 07:44PM #1

I was thinking of buying a few Eminem tickets next week just for the sole purpose of selling them online a few days before the concert. Do people actually pay a few hundred for an €80 ticket.

Anyone any experience?

Larianne · 15-12-2012 07:45PM

For Eminem? Yeah, maybe about 8 years ago.

Max Power · 15-12-2012 07:46PM

I fucking hate touts!!!

Shane-KornSpace · 15-12-2012 07:46PM

People who do that are scum.
Leave the tickets to the people that actually need them. The fans.
Dont rip people off for your own gain.

NegativeCreep · 15-12-2012 07:47PM

Sold a red hot chillis ticket for a hundred quid a while back even though the concert didn't even sell out! People are dumb.

PizzamanIRL · 15-12-2012 07:47PM

That horse is very high.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 15-12-2012 07:48PM

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

I was thinking of buying a few Eminem tickets next week just for the sole purpose of selling them online a few days before the concert. Do people actually pay a few hundred for an €80 ticket.

Anyone any experience?

Illegal activity promoted on AH? This will end... quickly.

Professey Chin · 15-12-2012 07:48PM

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

I was thinking of buying a few Eminem tickets next week just for the sole purpose of selling them online a few days before the concert. Do people actually pay a few hundred for an €80 ticket.

Anyone any experience?

Do it! Then I hope it doesnt sell out and youre screwed

PizzamanIRL · 15-12-2012 07:50PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Illegal activity promoted on AH? This will end... quickly.

Oh no.

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

Do it! Then I hope it doesnt sell out and youre screwed

Then I'll go myself because I like Eminem.

orestes · 15-12-2012 07:51PM

You're looking for advice on how to rip people off? Classy

franktheplank · 15-12-2012 07:51PM

I'll offer three fiddy per ticket.

wyndham · 15-12-2012 07:52PM

Shane-KornSpace wrote: »

People who do that are scum.
Leave the tickets to the people that actually need them. The fans.
Dont rip people off for your own gain.

Ticket touting is a business like any other. Don't know why people have such a dislike of touts. If those without tickets were such fans, perhaps they would have gotten off their asses earlier to buy the tickets. Touts take a risk and can be left with tickets quite often, dumping them below face value when the event has begun/ is about to begin.

Tea_Bag · 15-12-2012 07:52PM

GTFO :mad:

franktheplank · 15-12-2012 07:52PM

I'll up that offer with some bellybutton fluff and a spoon.

PizzamanIRL · 15-12-2012 07:53PM

Reserve a ticket here.

Where To · 15-12-2012 07:53PM

I'll offer you face value for them, if you want more you can go jump.

Procrastastudy · 15-12-2012 07:54PM

Why even bother buying the tickets. Just do what 90% of people do advertising tickets, just say you have them and take the money. :pac:

wyndham · 15-12-2012 07:54PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Illegal activity promoted on AH? This will end... quickly.

Ticket touting is not and never has been illegal.

PizzamanIRL · 15-12-2012 07:54PM

OP is a scumbag for trying to make money. Ban him.

orestes · 15-12-2012 07:57PM

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

OP is a scumbag for trying to make money intentionally rip people off. Ban Burn him.

Post edited to remove self-righteous shoite

Skid · 15-12-2012 07:59PM

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

I was thinking of buying a few Eminem tickets next week just for the sole purpose of selling them online a few days before the concert. Do people actually pay a few hundred for an €80 ticket.

Anyone any experience?

I hope you lose your shirt doing it.

Touts are scum.

PizzamanIRL · 15-12-2012 07:59PM

orestes wrote: »

Post edited to remove self-righteous shoite

You must hate every business then. They buy for cheap and sell with a mark up. The little devils. How dare they.

Where To · 15-12-2012 07:59PM

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

OP is a scumbag for trying to make money. Ban him.

Post reported for personal attack on the OP.

Wacker The Attacker · 15-12-2012 07:59PM

I'd rather go without than overpay.

PizzamanIRL · 15-12-2012 08:00PM

Skid wrote: »

I hope you lose your shirt doing it.

Touts are scum.

How would I lose a shirt by buying tickets? Solid logic.

orestes · 15-12-2012 08:03PM

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

You must hate every business then. They buy for cheap and sell with a mark up. The little devils. How dare they.

I don't consider touting to be a business. Businesses have to operate in correspondance with codes of ethics, trade laws, etc. Touts are oppertunistic leeches.

GoodisonPark · 15-12-2012 08:03PM

The way to stamp out touting is for the promoter to issue e-tickets.
Entry to the venue is then by the Credit Card used to purchase the tickets.
Ticket master have already trialled this at the last Robbie Wllams concert at the O2 and it was a great success.

PizzamanIRL · 15-12-2012 08:04PM

orestes wrote: »

I don't consider touting to be a business. Businesses have to operate in correspondance with codes of ethics, trade laws, etc. Touts are oppertunistic leeches.

You seem to be very naive when it comes to business. They're all honest and decent people.

Professey Chin · 15-12-2012 08:06PM

GoodisonPark wrote: »

The way to stamp out touting is for the promoter to issue e-tickets.
Entry to the venue is then by the Credit Card used to purchase the tickets.
Ticket master have already trialled this at the last Robbie Wllams concert at the O2 and it was a great success.

Glastonbury have your photo on your ticket. Works really well too.

TEMPLAR KNIGHT · 15-12-2012 08:07PM

Supply and demand peeps, supply and demand!

franktheplank · 15-12-2012 08:08PM

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

Glastonbury have your photo on your ticket. Works really well too.

Cept all the hippies look the same, big beard, dirty, dreads....

Selling tickets for concerts to people who are desperate for them

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