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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2013 8:46:11 GMT -8
Fair enough. And if I was selling my ticket, I would 100% be selling it for face value to a friend.
My original point is that not all people have the Sasquatch vibe going 365 days of the year. So giving yourself the option to pay $20-$30 over face value to a "scumbag" might be the best play in the long run. I have my ticket though, and honestly was just trying to help, so take it for what it's worth.
I predict a huge chunk of you end up using stubhub, which means $10 or $15 more in Ticketmaster's pocket.
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Post by rüstü on May 7, 2013 9:09:38 GMT -8
Most of the boardies already have their tickets, and I personally would never use stubhub no matter what.
And for the record, paying $30 over face isn't that big of a deal. But that is a rarity to find in the aftermarket Sasquatch ticket game. It's the people charging $100+ over face that really irk me.
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Post by nater on May 7, 2013 9:13:54 GMT -8
I have no issue paying 20 or 30 bucks more for a $350 ticket - I don't even consider those folks scumbags. They probably have paid at least that on interest on the ticket sitting on their credit card. I do, however, acknowledge the scumbaggery of trying to make a significant profit off of a concert/festival ticket.
I also think shaming folks into selling at face is acceptable. If you want to be a scumbag, go for it. But you're gonna get called out on it. That's the price you pay for making a profit.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2013 9:29:29 GMT -8
Completely agree. So wouldn't it stand to reason that you guys should get as many people posting tickets on here as possible, no matter what the price, and then start shaming them all down to the $20-30+ price range? Even if it works for 1 or 2 people, thats 1 or 2 more (relatively) cheap tickets going to Sasquatch diehards (which I have to assume anyone on here is).
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Post by rüstü on May 7, 2013 9:35:06 GMT -8
I don't think enough people would post on here that don't already post on craigslist or the facebook page or stubhub or whatever to make that a worthwhile endeavor. Letting scalpers post here would just give people another avenue to post their tickets for over face value, which doesn't really provide us any service at all. They'll definitely be posting it elsewhere as well so it's a little bit redundant. In my opinion at least.
Edit: I realized I emphasized my point by being extremely redundant in the above comment.
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Post by festivalfan on May 7, 2013 10:15:27 GMT -8
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Post by Professor Pancakes on May 7, 2013 10:16:17 GMT -8
The service that scalpers provide to promoters is invaluable. I agree that promoters love scalpers. This board isn't for promoters; it's for fans. Fans who want to help other fans are welcome here, scalpers are not. End of story. We all know how to use Craigslist.
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Post by Professor Pancakes on May 7, 2013 10:23:29 GMT -8
We all know how to use Craigslist. But festivalfan seems to know how to use it better than any of us. Thank you for your diligence in posting all of those ads.
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Post by Peter Gibbons on May 7, 2013 10:48:53 GMT -8
Livenation just sold me a ticket.
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Post by Geoff on May 7, 2013 11:21:01 GMT -8
Livenation just sold me a ticket. Where? How?
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Post by Professor Pancakes on May 7, 2013 11:22:36 GMT -8
Are you serious? I've been checking there twice a day every day and finding nothing but their stupid "Platinum GA" shit.
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Post by Drew on May 7, 2013 11:23:30 GMT -8
Gone now
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Post by Peter Gibbons on May 7, 2013 11:31:37 GMT -8
They didn't last long. I checked about 20 times yesterday and about the 5th time I checked today instead of saying "No Tickets Available at this Price" it said "Limited Amounts Available at this Price".
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Post by nater on May 7, 2013 11:33:26 GMT -8
Nice work!
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Post by emptyfox on May 7, 2013 18:09:20 GMT -8
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Post by rüstü on May 7, 2013 18:32:22 GMT -8
Damn, prices are so low in Vancouver this year!
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Post by emptyfox on May 7, 2013 18:38:25 GMT -8
Nahh, there are still tons and tons for $450 - $600 that I'm just flagging. The face values are few and far between, but they do seem to be a bit more prevalent than Seattle and Portland.
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Post by kymess_jr on May 7, 2013 19:35:02 GMT -8
There's been a ton in Vancouver asking for over $450, and I've been flagging all of those too. One guy was asking $1400 for 2 passes and a premier pass but he clearly stated that it only cost him $900 to buy it all.
My favourite was a guy asking for $1000 for 2 passes and he posted a picture of his receipt that said $1000 to make it seem legit -- except you could clearly see the receipt was for 3 passes. So I posted an ad calling him out; it lasted about 8 hours before it got flagged (and rightfully so as response ads are a flaggable offense on CL).
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Post by rüstü on May 7, 2013 19:35:32 GMT -8
Yeah, I suppose I haven't actually looked on the Vancouver craigslist, it just seems like all the face value links posted are from Van.
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Post by 4tomic on May 7, 2013 19:53:17 GMT -8
Face value ones have been coming up in Vancouver quite a few times a day, but they tend to come down very fast. I've of course been flagging all the ones over $350. That said, the guy I bought them from was asking $1000 for 2 and I bargained him down to $350, so it does pay to sometimes send the high-ballers an email.
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