Ticket scalping

[TLMAN]

Funny stuff, I have just been checking out the Warriors ticket auctions on tardme.
It seems to be getting a bit carried away with people bidding $3000+ for a set of tickets, albeit in an attempt to sabotage the auctions.
There are a heap of questions on most of the auctions from irate and angry people hurling abuse at the sellers.
Enter "warriors eels" into the search box on tardme and amuse yourself for a short time.

[Colapop]

As a lightly serious question... How can scalping be curbed?

[peasea]

Funny stuff, I have just been checking out the Warriors ticket auctions on tardme.
It seems to be getting a bit carried away with people bidding $3000+ for a set of tickets, albeit in an attempt to sabotage the auctions.
There are a heap of questions on most of the auctions from irate and angry people hurling abuse at the sellers.
Enter "warriors eels" into the search box on tardme and amuse yourself for a short time.


Given the choice, I'd rather watch an ant take a shit than watch football.

When that crap comes on the box I channel surf.:whocares:

[peasea]

As a lightly serious question... How can scalping be curbed?

Shoot all the indians.

[merv]

According to TV there is a plan for dudes to bid about $1,000,000 for the tickets to screw the scalpers.

So screw the scalpers!! I wouldn't buy tickets off scalpers on principle I'd sooner see them stuck with spare tickets and their money gone.

[TLMAN]

Yeah there was a bid on one set for a mil but it looks like they have all been removed now.

[Holy Roller]

As a lightly serious question... How can scalping be curbed?

On the news tonight tickettek said that they are watching the auctions and any tickets that are sold above the ticket price they will cancel as per the conditions printed on the tickets.

Some people will be very upset to find that they have had when they turn up to find their highly priced tickets are worthless.

The warning has gone out... dont buy tickets at more than the listed price or one will be throwing away their hard earned dosh:Oi:

[Colapop]

Can't they just return them to Ticketek for a refund or resale?

[Mom]

Not a huge Warriors fan I admit, more of a rugby gal myself, but.........this team has worked hard and their fans have been there all along. To reach the final of the competition is fantastic, and the loyal fans should not be excluded from being able to get a ticket via normal chanels.

To the entreprenuial scalpers.........a pox on you!

[TLMAN]

As a lightly serious question... How can scalping be curbed?

They can make it illegal as it is in the states.

[Big Dan]

When the U2 concert was on in Nov last year i wanted to take my Lady but didn't have a spare ticket so i done the stupid thing and brought one of trademe for $300 and a GA was $100.

So i paid the money and the ticket arrived in the mail but looked sus but was assured that it was lagit so didn't think about so went to concert and got there early and got put in a tent for 3 hours before getting to the gate and to my almost suprise the ticket wouldn't scan so i'm thinking "great looks like i'm not going to see it after all" but the security guy took the ticket off me and i was allowed thru to enjoy the best concert of my life pitty that Kanye West had to be there

Theses Scalpers are filth and should be hang drawn and quartered i don't regert buying the ticket cause it was great for us as a couple to share that moment. But i would never do it again

GO THE MIGHTY VODAFONE WARRIORS

[The Prez]

The Park owners buy beer for $1 and resell it for $4 and you cannot take your own in.Surely that is no different to a scalper buying a ticket for $20 and selling it for $50.The market place will determine wether it is sold at the market rate.Do you really want to live in a country where there is a law that says you cannot make a profit on something you buy and then resell.

[Mully]

They can make it illegal as it is in the states.

That wont work, you'll just get someone selling a $300 ballpoint pen with free tickets.

If someone wants the tickets enough, they'll pay. We were lucky enough to get tickets to the Eric Clapton concert in January, if we hadn't got them legitimately, I would have paid a scalper whatever price they wanted. It's supply and demand.

And I'd love to see ticketek try to cancel the tickets. How do they prove ticket numbers/seat numbers without someone telling them specifically, and who is going to do that?? This of course, assumes they aren't dumb enough to put photos of the actual tickets on the auction, which most people don't do.

[Mully]

Theses Scalpers are filth and should be hang drawn and quartered i don't regert buying the ticket cause it was great for us as a couple to share that moment. But i would never do it again

And that is a perfect example of a double standard. "I hate scalpers unless they help me"

[Big Dan]

And that is a perfect example of a double standard. "I hate scalpers unless they help me"

your right i did what i had to do did i like it no but it was what needed to be done

[Mully]

your right i did what i had to do did i like it no but it was what needed to be done

Yeah, good point. And I re-read what I wrote and I sounded like a bit of a dick, so sorry for that.

I guess I look at it as a second chance to get a ticket to something. I decide what that event is worth to me, and I pay that price to whoever is asking. Which looks like what you did for the U2 concert.

And I agree, Kanye West sucked a big pile of ass.

[Mom]

The Park owners buy beer for $1 and resell it for $4 and you cannot take your own in.Surely that is no different to a scalper buying a ticket for $20 and selling it for $50.The market place will determine wether it is sold at the market rate.Do you really want to live in a country where there is a law that says you cannot make a profit on something you buy and then resell.

Nothing wrong with making a profit mate, that is what makes the world go around, pays the wages.....

Scalpers are scum, and the practise should be made illegal! I will happily pay to see my favourite team/band/act perform, but only the ticket price, even that has made me wince a couple of times. There have been many times I have missed out on tickets, only to see them for sale at hugely inflated prices later.

[Jantar]

And what are Ticketec if they themselves are not scalpers? They sell the tickets for a profit, and charge the buyers extra for the priviledge.

I do not have an issue with scalpers as the organisers of these various sports (and other) events can do exactly the same if they wish. They can sell the tickets on TradeMe to the highest bidders and know that they are getting fair value for a sellout event. If scalpers wish to outbid everyone else at auction, then they certainly aren't going to be able to onsell at a higher price still.

[ynot slow]

My opinion is who cares,I bought tickets for Claptons' mission concert off tm for $450 buy now,missed out as was working when tickets were sold(sold out in 3 hours?),original cost was $100 each,what did piss me off was the people with 4 tickets selling as they bought to scalp them,the guy we bought was given trip to aussie free at same time,mind you now I belong to mission concert group now know when the next concert is next year,not sure who though,at least can book beds for it.

[NighthawkNZ]

Funny stuff, I have just been checking out the Warriors ticket auctions on tardme.
It seems to be getting a bit carried away with people bidding $3000+ for a set of tickets, albeit in an attempt to sabotage the auctions.
There are a heap of questions on most of the auctions from irate and angry people hurling abuse at the sellers.
Enter "warriors eels" into the search box on tardme and amuse yourself for a short time.

Thats ok... I more interested in riding me bike than watching the box or even going to a game live...

[Swoop]

And what are Ticketec if they themselves are not scalpers? They sell the tickets for a profit, and charge the buyers extra for the priviledge.
ALSO... they happily sell 10 / 20 / 30 tickets to one person.

Sell them in amounts of four(?) (average family?) and then the person goes to the back of the queue for the next lot.

[boostin]

If someone buys a bike with the intention of selling it immediatly for a profit are they also scum?

[Albino]

The Park owners buy beer for $1 and resell it for $4 and you cannot take your own in.Surely that is no different to a scalper buying a ticket for $20 and selling it for $50.

The difference is that the park adds value into the transaction. They provide beer for you to drink and you pay for the value in the transaction. BYO is problematic because it's very hard to control intoxication, so providing beers is a good compromise.

Scalpers add no value. Some people love scalpers because it enables them to get tickets to a sold out event. But if the scalpers didn't buy all the tickets then the chances of getting a ticket is increased for the people that want them enough to get in the queue the day they go on sale.

The warriors games have a great atmosphere because it's more working class - like english football but to a lesser extent. Imagine the atmosphere when the only people who attend are the ones who can afford $50 per ticket, it'd be like going to a blues game :zzz:


If someone buys a bike with the intention of selling it immediatly for a profit are they also scum?
Maybe they should be charged a capital gains tax.

[Sniper]

If someone buys a bike with the intention of selling it immediatly for a profit are they also scum?

O/T


Your profile pic is bloody funny.

And no it wouldnt.

[RC1]

dont have a problem with it myself and there seems to be a market for it so why not its not illegal

[Coldrider]

Trade Me on the radio news this afternoon, they are not pullying any Warrior tickets off trade me as they are not contravening any ticket sale conditions.
Mad Butcher wants to spit in scalpers faces for same.