B*st*rd ticket touts

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Steve-Dave

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3rd Dec 2008 at 12:05 pm

Steve-Dave -

 
how'd he steal them?
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Steve-Dave

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3rd Dec 2008 at 12:15 pm

Steve-Dave -

 
hate ticket touts, but hate the measures some companies are going to to try and combat the problem

I think i seen a news story about some Tom Waits gig where you weren't allowed in unless you had proper ID saying you were the person who bought the ticket.
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Gob

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3rd Dec 2008 at 12:17 pm

Gob - Come on!

Come on!

 
The ticket touts aren't the problem, its the people who will gladly pay over the odds.

Steve-Dave

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3rd Dec 2008 at 12:20 pm

Steve-Dave -

 
exactly. Supply and Demand
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Animal

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3rd Dec 2008 at 1:43 pm

Animal -

 
Quote: biggaginge
The ticket touts aren't the problem, its the people who will gladly pay over the odds.
Yup.

As someone else said, its all about supply and demand.

Although, at the same time, its easy enough to simulate limited supply by buying up a metric f*ckload of tickets. This will then drive people to the touts, since they can't legitimately pick them up, otherwise.
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Albi The Racist Dragon

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5th Dec 2008 at 1:15 am

Albi The Racist Dragon -

 
More and more places are using anti-tout measures now, and they're working (see Glastonbury for a good example). But lets be honest, the ticket companies have to implement that themselves, and they wont as long as all their tickets are selling.
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Princess Psycho

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20th Dec 2008 at 3:22 pm

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Same thing goes on in Ebay you have fake tickets that won't be honoured. As the Romans said Cavet emptor they also said Non gratus anus rodentum about touts
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Carpet Remnant

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20th Dec 2008 at 3:50 pm

Carpet Remnant -

 
Quote: Princess_Psycho
Same thing goes on in Ebay you have fake tickets that won't be honoured. As the Romans said Cavet emptor they also said Non gratus anus rodentum about touts

what?

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20th Dec 2008 at 4:14 pm

 
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20th Dec 2008 at 5:23 pm

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Quote: Enigmatic_Shrew
Quote: Princess_Psycho
Same thing goes on in Ebay you have fake tickets that won't be honoured. As the Romans said Cavet emptor they also said Non gratus anus rodentum about touts

what?


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The Underwhelmed One

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20th Dec 2008 at 8:17 pm

The Underwhelmed One -

 
Quote: fsc
Quote: Enigmatic_Shrew
Quote: Princess_Psycho
Same thing goes on in Ebay you have fake tickets that won't be honoured. As the Romans said Cavet emptor they also said Non gratus anus rodentum about touts

what?


Fake Latin: it's not just for people who want to pretend to be clever any more!


Same thing goes on in Ebay you have fake tickets that won't be honoured. As the Romans said Buyer Beware! they also said Not Worth A Rats A*s about touts
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