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When I was in the first year of University in Salford, the Spice Girls decided to pop up again to make a few extra quid.
We thought, 'Great! That'll make US a few quid too' .. We queued overnight (around 15 hours), got on morning TV and all sorts and I bought 7 tickets. That was the maximum allowed, each at around £75 for front row floor tickets. I kept two, so I could take my sister for her Birthday and sold the remaining 5, well above face value. I made close to a grand.
I can't actually see a problem with a bit of ticket touting if you put the work in. After that, I did it for a few other big artists like Jay Z and 50 Cent and never had any agro from people buying them off me near the venue. Surely if someone really wants to go to a gig, they'll pay for it?
I understand it's frustrating on the phone lines, but the alternative is to go to the venue early and just wait..
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Obviously, nowadays I'd take a day off work and do it, but I would make sure it would be financially viable for me to do so..
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There was a high profile issue in the USA a few years ago where Ticketmaster redirected buyers, for Bruce Springsteen tickets, straight to a resale site despite tickets being still available at face value.
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There was a high profile issue in the USA a few years ago where Ticketmaster redirected buyers, for Bruce Springsteen tickets, straight to a resale site despite tickets being still available at face value.
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| Quote: King Street Cat "Interesting article from late November. Let's hope they go through with it.
It won't change a thing in fact it will push more sellers to totally unregulated sites like the eBay owned Gumtree, and craigslist.
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| Quote: Big Graeme "It won't change a thing in fact it will push more sellers to totally unregulated sites like the eBay owned Gumtree, and craigslist.'"
Good old craigslist - ebay for burglars |
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| Quote: cod'ead "Good old craigslist - ebay for burglars'"
Yeah, I'm sure people will be queueing up to buy tickets from Craigslist. The only stories I've seen in the news about Craigslist are of 'meet ups' gone wrong that have ended in attacks and murders! |
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