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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Vas Deferens on June 05, 2009, 03:29:59 pm
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http://www.talive.com/tickets/2009/06/black-cat-in-washington-dc-switches-from-ticketmaster-to-ticket-alternative.html
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Thanks for that. Explains why I couldn't find Charlatans ticket on TM.
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I can see this happening with many more venues if the TM/LN merger goes through. Perhaps Merriweather will switch to Tickets.com?
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Tickets.com's service charges are every bit as high as Ticketmaster, especially at the $20-25 ticket range, you all just don't want to admit it.
etix.com is where it's at. What's the deal with ticket alternative?
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I never said tickets.com was any better.
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Ticket Alternative added $2.50 to a $20 ticket and didn't charge for will call or print yourself.
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I never said tickets.com was any better.
Fair enough. I just think its funny how alot of people on here complain heartily about the evil, terrible, crazy-no-good Ticketmaster but won't direct any of their asinine griping towards Seth's chosen ticketing agent.
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Oh I know that their service charges are just as absurd.
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Hopefully this means The Black Cat will get rid of their will-call-only policy for online sales.
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Hopefully this means The Black Cat will get rid of their will-call-only policy for online sales.
Worst! Thing! Ever!
I've went twice and they had no record of my order. Pissed me off big time.
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Tickets.com's service charges are every bit as high as Ticketmaster, especially at the $20-25 ticket range, you all just don't want to admit it.
what really gets me is how inadequate their infrastructure is - look how the site crashes and fails during popular onsales. so tickets.com is just as expensive AND they have crappier service? if you're going to charge as much, please be at least as good and not crash. thanks.
What's the deal with ticket alternative?
they sell tickets.
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Hi - Ticket Alternative here!
Yes, Black Cat has switched to Ticket Alternative. The first show they put on sale was The Charlatans on Oct 3rd. More shows will get listed this week.
Tickets are available for either will call pick up at the venue, or you can choose delivery by Print-At-Home. Of course, there is no extra charge for Print-At-Home - there is just a small convenience fee per ticket and no order charges.
Ticket Alternative is based in Atlanta GA. We also handle the ticketing for the Rock and Roll Hotel in Washington DC.
You can purchase tickets online at www.ticketalternative.com (http://www.ticketalternative.com) or by phone by calling 1-877-725-8849 - Our call center is open Monday to Friday from 9am - 9pm EST and from 10a-7p on Saturdays. We are closed on Sundays.
thanks!
TA
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Tickets are available for either will call pick up at the venue, or you can choose delivery by Print-At-Home.
Does that mean there are no hard tickets at all? How about at the box office?
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Tickets are available for either will call pick up at the venue, or you can choose delivery by Print-At-Home.
Does that mean there are no hard tickets at all? How about at the box office?
yea, that's what i want to know. can we still buy tickets at the box office without any service charges?
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You can at RNRH, can't you?
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Most of these budget ticketing services seem to not offer hard-stock tickets via mail. Etix doesn't either. I guess that's a big expense they have to cut to remain profitable at the service fees they charge.
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I got hard tickets for the Phoenix show along with a nifty fridge magnet holder for them.
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We offer hard tickets too, and most of our venues choose to do so.
Black Cat really wanted to keep the convenience fee as low as possible. With hard tickets we have to cover the cost of a $0.44 stamp. Print-At-Home and Will Call don't incur any other charges.
They chose to just offer will call and Print-At-Home to keep the costs down even more.
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You can buy hard tickets from Black Cat's box office. If you order online or by phone, you can select Print-At-Home tickets and print them out. Black Cat will have hand held scanners to verify tickets at the door.
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You can buy hard tickets from Black Cat's box office. If you order online or by phone, you can select Print-At-Home tickets and print them out. Black Cat will have hand held scanners to verify tickets at the door.
Thank you for clarifying that. I still prefer to buy my tix at the box office before the show, and it's good to know that I can continue to do so.
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I have a question for TicketAlternative: what do you think is IMP's motivation to remain with tickets.com and ticketmaster and continue to subject their patrons to those companies' ticketing fees when cheaper alternatives exist?
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take this to the black cat or ticket alternative web forum, please. an announcement is one thing. advertising from the company rep and q & a belong somewhere else.
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really? But TaxLo can advertise? and other DJs playing at other venues? Perhaps there should be some guidelines for this forum that say no advertising? This clearly wasn't spam and wasn't abusive...
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take this to the black cat or ticket alternative web forum, please. an announcement is one thing. advertising from the company rep and q & a belong somewhere else.
3 hours and 4 minutes! Who had 3:04 in the "how long after my comment until the thread gets shut down" pool?
jk :P
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But seriously, I don't get why their post saying "if you have any further questions, please direct them to our site" got deleted. If anything, they were being respectful and trying to get the cross-chatter off this site's messageboard.
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a contract? who knows how long IMP has a contract with tickets.com and tm.
I have a question for TicketAlternative: what do you think is IMP's motivation to remain with tickets.com and ticketmaster and continue to subject their patrons to those companies' ticketing fees when cheaper alternatives exist?
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a contract? who knows how long IMP has a contract with tickets.com and tm.
It would be an interesting answer for Seth to answer. If he's under a contract, whether or not he'd consider a switch when its up. I would be interested in hearing a venue owner and promoters perspective on the pros and cons of various ticketing agencies.
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I would be interested in hearing a venue owner and promoters perspective on the pros and cons of various ticketing agencies.
Seth has, in part, shared some of his views here:
http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=8899.105
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I would be interested in hearing a venue owner and promoters perspective on the pros and cons of various ticketing agencies.
Seth has, in part, shared some of his views here:
http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=8899.105
Thank you for the link, but it doesn't really answer the question raised. Interesting, tho.
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i have no problem with julian's question, other than the passive-aggressive nature of asking someone that couldn't possibly answer instead of directing it to the person that can.
thank you for reminding me about taxlo. that situation changed, and i need to address it.
individual djs saying that they will be spinning somewhere is a different situation. there are very few black and white rules in the world, and in this forum. the grey area is left up to certain people to decide. if you don't like the decisions made by the moderators feel free to voice your opinion respectfully.
ta's website is pretty easy to find. i don't think it is necessary to post it, or an advertising image.
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I thought this part was useful:
ORIGINALLY POSTED BY SETH BACK IN 2002
you know, that [the lack of outlets] was in fact one of the downsides when we looked at this thing. the fact is, however, that we were selling a very small percentage of our tickets at outlets when we made the switch, and the other factors outweighed it.
and what were those other factors? well, you know the part here where everybody has pointed out that the fees are basically the same so why did we need to switch? that's just the point. if we didn't support an alternative ticket system the fees wouldn't be just the same. they'd keep rising with no opposition. that's what competition does. it's good.
I don't want to get into all the private details but trust me, we needed to do this in order to keep things sane. if we hadn't the service fees would have gone up.
I am very sorry if your particular situation with outlets was the casualty.
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And this is the other thread I was looking for:
http://www.930.com/forum/index.php?topic=7086.15
I'll say it again
we are capitalists trying to make as much money as we can from all of this
that doesn't mean we don't care about our customers, it just means we try to maximize profits
as far as the consumer goes, it's classic supply & demand - if you feel the total price of a ticket is too much, you shouldn't go
if you want to worry about how that total ticket price was arrived at, that's up to you, but it won't change anything
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My personal and unofficial opinion is that since most of the DJs that regularly post event here also spin at the club, it's therefore an acceptable forum in which to do so.
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hey thatguy (off topic because this cat says so)
looking good in the new issue of the washingtonian. way to represent the bouncer population that protects us all.
:D
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thank you.
one thing, though. i don't like the word bouncer being used to describe me or my job. it's a personal thing, which you had no way of knowing.
the author, on the other hand, was informed of this repeatedly. it's the only thing i don't like about the article. otherwise, i'm happy.
again, thanks. if anyone has an extra copy that they would otherwise dispose of, please bring it to the club. can never have enough of those things.
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Hmm, Thatguy,
Just curious, if you had to give a title to your position, what would it be (since we now know the word "bouncer" is out)? I'm sure you do more than just club security. I also enjoyed seeing you in that article. You're a credit to the club!
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Hmm, Thatguy,
Just curious, if you had to give a title to your position, what would it be (since we now know the word "bouncer" is out)? I'm sure you do more than just club security. I also enjoyed seeing you in that article. You're a credit to the club!
thank you for the kind words.
my personal title is "thatguy."
some of the jobs that i hold at the club are: crew chief, door staff, manager, customer service representative, babysitter, policeman, medic, janitor, counselor, spiritual adviser, cupcake model, photographer, forum moderator, bad cop, good cop, hired muscle, brains of the operation, and on and on and on.
the list grows and changes daily.