Originally posted by sweetcell:
wow, worst roll call ever...
don't blame us, i'd love to be able to add a "me too".
this sale was not designed for forumers. in fact, it appears that it was made especially for scalpers to make big bucks (for those who care, see rants at bottom of this page.) one person suggest that it's JT that doesn't care.
... and to think he once told me he loved me... *sob* [/b]
how is a show "made" for scalpers? your average broker, despite what most people think, obtain tickets the EXACT same way everybody else does - by being on tickets.com or ticketmaster at 9:50 AM and refreshing.
the difference is, most brokers are better at pulling tickets because they do it every day. just like some of the forum members are better at bagging groceries, because hey, it's what they do every day (kidding, guys)
but seriously - everybody pisses and moans everytime a show sells out, because "scalpers scooped up all the tickets," as if scalpers have robots or computer programs to help them obtain 100 ro 150 tickets to a club show.
it doesn't work that way. if a broker wants to buy more tickets than the ticket limit, they have to go to a lot of trouble, which includes multiple credit cards, shipping addresses, billing addreses, tickets.com accounts, etc. and even then, nothing is guaranteed.
and even if professional brokers were somehow banned from even attempting to get tickets to a show like JT, do you REALLY think THAT many more common fans would obtain tickets, and actually use them?
c'mon. its all about supply and demand. and knowing how to get yourself through the buying process of ticketmaster and tickets.com
