SFist: Boitano! + Manilow! = $27 in Convenience Fees :(

Akit

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:33:46 -0800

$27 in fees? Hell no! If you see Cirque, they charge about $10 in fees, but f--ks you in the ass when you park in the parking lot and pay a $20 fee.

bluecanary

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:26:13 -0800

this is the kind of minor irritant that keeps me from going to concerts. It sticks in my craw and this is one system I won't buy into. I can listen to Copacabana at home. Without all the drunken idiots acting like fools. (although fizzandpop's version will be stuck in my head for quite some time).

manys

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:41:09 -0800

usc0cat: It's called "abuse of monopoly power," "price gouging," and possibly "false advertising." See: US vs. Microsoft.

Jon

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:23:35 -0800

Somebody has to say it, so here it is- what would Brian Boitano do? Why, overcharge on ticket fees!

usc0cat

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:19:02 -0800

Can someone please explain to me why there is a convenience fee AND an order processing fee on Ticketmaster? So annoying.

manys

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:44:40 -0800

There should be a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster if the tickets are not available without service charge.

fizzandpop

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:24:36 -0800

Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl With yellow feathers in her hair and a convenience charge in there She would merengue and do the cha-cha but you had to pay the fee Because you couldn't book for free You had to go online, refresh from time to time And even then you could not be sure If you'd get in the door CHORUS: At the copa (CO!) Copacabana (Copacabana) the hottest spot north of Havana (here) at the copa (CO!) Copacabana music and fashion were marked up with a passion At the copa.... just pay the fee

Ciaran

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:58:08 -0800

It's the ticketmaster profit fee. Ticketmaster pays the promoter/venue $$$ upfront to be the exclusive ticket seller. Then they can add all the fees they want because you can't buy the tickets anywhere else. Free markets at work...

Spencer Williams

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:50:46 -0800

WTF? $27. Hell no. It's ridiculous to pay those extra fees - I know there has to be some to pay the poor ticketmaster.com workers but $27. No. Way.