Stub Hub

[Douglas T.]

They have tickets for sale here for show not selling tickets yet? WTF?

http://www.stubhub.com/van-halen-tic...vent_id=448557:confused:

[Lode]

Re: Stub Hub

Originally posted by Douglas T.
They have tickets for sale here for show not selling tickets yet? WTF?

http://www.stubhub.com/van-halen-tic...vent_id=448557:confused:

Brokers usually have a block of guaranteed seats at different venues, they can take pre-orders and judge how many they want to get, or buy them all up themselves for resale....it's pretty typical these days.

[Douglas T.]

So should I pay twice as much ahead of time or should I wait! I know this has probably been discussed!

[DrMaddVibe]

Pure speculation.

They're gambling that peole will buy more and sell back.

[DLRISVH7884]

Wait until your show goes onsale!!!

DON'T BUY FROM BROKER BEFORE THE ONSALE!!!

These brokers feed on fans that jump at the bits and pay ridiculous prices.

It sickens me how these brokers use us fans!, They have ways of getting all of the great seats before the onsale from the promoters, runners of the tour etc.

Only buy from broker if it's an last resort, but keep in mine if you check ticketmaster often, seats pop up wither it's from someone's credit card getting declined or good seats coming up a few days or before the show.

Infect I talked to a broker and they told me they don't even have the tickets they show in their hands. They reseive it closer to the show or after the onsale date.

[rwc]

Originally posted by DLRISVH7884
Wait until your show goes onsale!!!

DON'T BUY FROM BROKER BEFORE THE ONSALE!!!

These brokers feed on fans that jump at the bits and pay ridiculous prices.

It sickens me how these brokers use us fans!, They have ways of getting all of the great seats before the onsale from the promoters, runners of the tour etc.

Only buy from broker if it's an last resort, but keep in mine if you check ticketmaster often, seats pop up wither it's from someone's credit card getting declined or good seats coming up a few days or before the show.

Infect I talked to a broker and they told me they don't even have the tickets they show in their hands. They reseive it closer to the show or after the onsale date.

I agree 100%. If you have a decent computer with a fast (i.e. DSL) connection, you can get great seats when tickets go on sale. You have to time it right - buy right at 10:00AM if they go on sale at 10:00AM. Use the time from your cell phone - it is network time and I've found it to be very accurate relative to the time TM uses.

If you don't get good seats right away, keep trying TM (as DLRISVH pointed out) seats are released from time to time.

[Douglas T.]

Thanks for the tips! Damn I am anxious for this! I've been working away in the shop like it was back in '85! Positive vibes going on for sure! There's a spark on the horizon!

[FORD]

When did scalping (theft) become legal anyway?? :confused:

[Redballjets88]

Originally posted by FORD
When did scalping (theft) become legal anyway?? :confused:

i dont know. Im not really against people outside of the venue selling theirs, because the people that get tix from them are people that waited last minute to purchase, but this crap of people buying 10 tickets then reselling 8 of them pisses me off. I know its a great investment for them but its utter bullshit for the rest of us. And the only people that can buy 10 tickets are rich fucks to begin with, so now they are greedy rich fucks.

[Ra Power]

I think the brokers are largely getting fooked on this one. Every time another show is announced at a given date they take a bath. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch, I say. :p

[rwc]

Originally posted by FORD
When did scalping (theft) become legal anyway?? :confused:

Like others, I have no problem with regular Joes selling tickets they end up (for whatever reason) not using. Face value plus the TM BS fee is reasonable.

There are three things that piss me off about ticket sales:
1) Brokers getting blocks of seats before the sale to the general public.
2) Corporations reserving a block of tickets that can only be purchased if you are their customer and get the magic password from them
3) High max number of tickets per customer. 8 tickets per person is just ridiculous.

IMO, this is what should happen. Tickets should go on sale in two waves. Wave 1: Limit of 2 tickets per customer. Ideally these would go on sale early to fan club members that have registered, preferably years in advance. Wave 2: previous limits removed. If you really need 8 together, this is when you get em.

[FORD]

Absolutely NOBODY should get tickets before the official "on sale" date. Not corporations, not corporate scalpers ( I'll call Bush the President before I'll call them "brokers") not even fucking radio stations.

The fucking FANS who have waited 23 years for this god damned tour deserve a fair shot at the best seats.

By the time the radio whores, the promoters (same company, Fear Channel), and the career criminals get done, the real fans can't get anywhere near the stage unless they win the fucking Powerball......

[AJW]

Originally posted by FORD
Absolutely NOBODY should get tickets before the official "on sale" date. Not corporations, not corporate scalpers ( I'll call Bush the President before I'll call them "brokers") not even fucking radio stations.

Holy shit!!!! You heard it hear first. FORD calling Bush the President. CMIMPPEACHMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All I know is I am going to vote Democratic in '08.

[Unchainme]

Originally posted by FORD
Absolutely NOBODY should get tickets before the official "on sale" date. Not corporations, not corporate scalpers ( I'll call Bush the President before I'll call them "brokers") not even fucking radio stations.

The fucking FANS who have waited 23 years for this god damned tour deserve a fair shot at the best seats.

By the time the radio whores, the promoters (same company, Fear Channel), and the career criminals get done, the real fans can't get anywhere near the stage unless they win the fucking Powerball......

Amen! I paid 75 bucks for nosebleed seats! and some fucking Corporate suit gets front row seats before us all?

MotherFUCK Ticketmaster.

[DLRISVH7884]

Originally posted by Unchainme
Amen! I paid 75 bucks for nosebleed seats! and some fucking Corporate suit gets front row seats before us all?

MotherFUCK Ticketmaster.

Promoters and Corporate offices know Die hard CVH fans have been waiting years for this tour, so their are trying to milk it for as much money as they can.

It also pisses me of how only way to get a front row seat is to buy from a ticket broker, VIP packages and owening a American Express Credit card etc.

Every the fucking Vanhalenstore.com advertising/trying to sell tickets from an ticket broker. Just think how much T-shirts and other merchandise are going to cost at these stands accross the arena.

The bottom line is this at the end of the day, it's just a rock concet and the rich is just going to get richer.