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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Ticketmaster is a friggin cartel with how they control the ticket system. Seeing seats listed for $500 but then another $130 in fees is crazy. What is worse is the person selling the ticket is also getting nailed with fees.
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That was my main argument when I pushed to allow tickets to sell above face value on CP. I sold my round two tickets this year for $350 each. If I sold them on Fans First I would list them for $400. I'd do the same on Ticketmaster, except on Ticketmaster the buyer would be paying about $480 with their fees. In each scenario, I'm getting about the same take home. The buyers are paying more in the two ticket site versions. Yes, they are above "face value", but selling tickets on CP means zero fees for buyers or sellers, and it keeps the money out of ticketmaster's pockets. I am appreciative that the mods allowed the change.