Hey, saw this on another board I read, check it out!

 

Hey, I assume I’m not the only one here who has tried to get concert tickets at some point and either been outrageously overcharged or just unable to afford the tickets because sites like Stubhub and TicketsNow mark up their prices. If you aren’t already aware, essentially what happens is that resellers get hold of huge blocks of tickets before the public has a fair shot at them, and then they sell them for much more than the original price. For example, tickets to a Springsteen concert at the Meadowlands in Jersey that were marked at $65-$95 were being sold for up to $2,000 only a few minutes after they went on sale! This is completely unfair to the fans.

 

Fortunately, there is a bill that has been introduced in Congress, HR 2669 (also known as the BOSS ACT) that would put restrictions on resellers so that we don’t get ripped off. The bill would require vendors like Ticketmaster to disclose how many tickets are available to the public, how many they are holding back from public sale, and gives the real fans the first crack at by making it illegal for brokers to purchase tickets during the first 48 hours after they go on sale! This would be great for all of us!

 

The bill has just been introduced, and if everyone could write their Congressman to urge them to support this bill, it would have a much better chance of being passed. You can find out who your Representative is here: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

 

 

 

Here’s the letter I wrote to my congressman, you can use it as an example if you want:

 

Dear Congressman/woman ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬___________,

 

As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to support the BOSS Act (H.R. 2669), recently introduced by Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ). The bill would protect fans’ rights during online ticket sales by requiring vendors like Ticketmaster to disclose how many online tickets are available and by making it illegal brokers and other resellers to buy tickets during the first 48 hours they are on sale, giving real fans the first chance for a change. It is time that there is some transparency and accountability when it comes to concert tickets.

 

As you are surely well aware, our country is in the midst of an economic recession. Now more than ever, the burden of unfairly high ticket prices is impossible for Americans to bear. I urge you to cosponsor this important bill, so that your constituents have access to information and fair prices when they are purchasing concert tickets online. Enough is enough! Thank you in advance for your support!

 

Sincerely,

 

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Good idea, I'm fed up with ticketmaster charging £3.50 for 'postage' of e-tickets.

I've got a good way of stopping them.... don't buy their bloody tickets! :bulb:

But then you get to concerts when the only place selling them is ticketmaster as it's a live nation promoted concert and hence the other ticket sellers either get a bunch of rubbish tickets or none at all.

that's the other thing - Don't go to the concerts!

Or how about the convienence fees that are like $30...it's highway robbery. If I didn't love Coldplay so much I wouldn't suck it up and pay it!

What gets me annoyed is even booking at the venue's box-office and paying by cash, you get charged booking fees.