Comments on: Radiohead support ticket scalpers tax

By: xsilver

xsilver — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:37:41 +0000

This solution works in theory because you would suspect that fans wont be willing to pay above a certain price for tickets.
However in reality fans can be stupid and will pay ANY price.
Its economics 101, supply and demand. Only twist is that the ceiling for which the market will accept a price has yet to be reached.

Solution? Do more shows, that way fans have no reason to buy scalped tickets.

By: Popoyt

Popoyt — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:42:45 +0000

Yeah, that’s probably why they’re selling their fucking tickets 60€ ! They’re scalping their own tickets… And atthe end of the story the only loser is the fan.

By: buymorestufftoweighmedown

buymorestufftoweighmedown — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:55:19 +0000

I agree that something has to be done, but this is not it.

This is basically saying to touts- carry on what you are doing. We’ll just take a cut. What they should be trying to do is nail these fuckers to the wall!!!!!!

If I buy tickets for friends and resell them at face value then that’s fine.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:37:18 +0000

There’s nothing wrong with reselling a ticket IF it’s for the SAME PRICE AS YOU BOUGHT IT FOR. But for what reason than utter greed do you resell the ticket for 2 times the original price? In that case you are NOT helping anyone. Quite the contrary.
More people need to care about this issue. I really hope Radiohead are NOT backing this up and that this is just their greedy fucking management dickheads in action.

By: specialist.

specialist. — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:55:34 +0000

right on.

By: ebvfsol

ebvfsol — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:59:38 +0000

why not force you to put a name on your online ticket that has to match a photo or some other ID that you have when you enter the venue?

scalping problem solved.

By: Raymond Swartz

Raymond Swartz — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:20:00 +0000

Who gives a crap. Most everything now days is take advantage of anyone you can. SO go ahead and rip off the music fans. Rip off everyone you can when it comes to music, because you in Idaho where no one will hear you scream with joy when true fans are trying to be honest and the rest of you ASSHOLES are ripping off the people who are honest. I mean as long as you get a profit who cares if you can order twenty thousand tickets IMMEDIATELY and then wait for TRUE fans to want to hear good music and charge $300 Bones for a ticket that cost $60 Bucks. Come on, if you don’t RIP us off, Ticketmaster will. Radiohead is this the way you want it.

By: melmel

melmel — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:10:20 +0000

I chose a ticket instead of a discbox. Thank you very much guys

By: A

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:15 +0000

It’s not clear Radiohead have anything to do with this. Or, like some commenters here, they might have thought it was an anti-scalper measure.

Personally, I say just put a few scalpers against the wall as an example.

By: Muldfeld

Muldfeld — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:25:13 +0000

Way to go Robbie and Radiohead. I’m sick of scalpers profiteering, including unofficial scalpers who call themselves fans, but are willing to buy more than their share to resell. I HATE scalpers!