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Post by BurlyBeaR on Nov 21, 2019 20:22:48 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2019 21:43:49 GMT
I think this is a huge step in the right direction. But the fee from Twickets is a joke! 10% to 13%?! I dont think I would be that desperate to see a sold out performance of Joseph and his coat. I also presume that means that nobody will be able to get tickets sent out to their home address now and they will all have to be collected at the box office, which is no bad thing.
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Post by ukpuppetboy on Nov 22, 2019 1:16:44 GMT
Anything that stops London following in the footsteps of Broadway where profiteering from ticket resale is huge business. Tickets for Hamilton at it’s peak were commonly being resold for over 500% their face value which is total elitism and benefits nobody but the most unscrupulous. There is still no disincentive for people (or bots) to buy up vast chunks of the house and resell them for what they think they can charge. Currently it’s hard to get tickets for the first few weeks of West Side Story (I looked at Friday 20th at 8pm), but StubHub has loads - mostly above $500 and quite a few between $1000 and $1995! At least a 10-15% fee is stomach-able if you are absolutely desperate to go on a particular day. I honestly couldn’t think of any show worth paying upwards of £1500 for.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 13:06:53 GMT
Anything that stops London following in the footsteps of Broadway where profiteering from ticket resale is huge business. Tickets for Hamilton at it’s peak were commonly being resold for over 500% their face value which is total elitism and benefits nobody but the most unscrupulous. There is still no disincentive for people (or bots) to buy up vast chunks of the house and resell them for what they think they can charge. Currently it’s hard to get tickets for the first few weeks of West Side Story (I looked at Friday 20th at 8pm), but StubHub has loads - mostly above $500 and quite a few between $1000 and $1995! At least a 10-15% fee is stomach-able if you are absolutely desperate to go on a particular day. I honestly couldn’t think of any show worth paying upwards of £1500 for. Wow. That's shocking. Surely no one buys those tickets at that price? Theatre is happy because they have got their money. I can't imagine they care about the customer. But this move by ALW does show thought for the customer which is nice. Although I'm sure he's profiting from it somehow which is a bit gross. |
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