Documents obtained by Guardian show company increased different fees to ‘offset revenue loss’ from FTC rule change
Following a wave of regulations banning the surprise fees that appear at the end of a transaction, Ticketmaster stopped charging the extra few dollars it added to each order at checkout. Typically shared with the venue, the order processing fee was a boon to a global platform that sells hundreds of millions of tickets a year.
But documents obtained by the Guardian show that while Ticketmaster eliminated this fee to comply with the rules, the company simply raised the cost of different fees in a number of its venues to ensure it didn’t lose money.
Boycott them, even it means resorting to smaller venues. You will likely save money and not feel guilty giving these guys any money.
I was absolutely fucking furious when my local soccer team switched from Seatgeek to TM for primary ticket sales. Ended up dropping my season tickets, partially because of that. Not that Seatgeek is much better, but they are at least not a monopoly.
Done, haven’t used TM in 15 years. I just don’t see events anymore.
Haha. It might be worth looking to see what’s playing at your local venues, and see where they bring you if you simulate buying a ticket.
I’ve been fortunate that my favorite band can’t finish an album and therefore haven’t been touring which makes the Ticketmaster boycott easier.
I didn’t know my band was anyone’s favorite band!
What are you doing posting here?! You said the album would be out LAST OCTOBER!!!
GET BACK TO THE STUDIO!!!