It is not price gauging. It is the market price as tickets sell, and people even miss out and are willing to pay even more from resellers/touts.
Odd that so many people feel that they are somehow entitled to low prices for something that is totally optional and by its very nature always in short supply.
> Odd that so many people feel that they are somehow entitled to low prices for something that is totally optional and by its very nature always in short supply.
This a dishonest characterization of criticism of monopoly abuse of the market. Those fees aren’t going to the artists, they’re highlighting the way competition has been removed from the market. This affects both sides of the equation: it’s not just that ticket buyers have few options but also that bands and venues also have little choice – if they buck Ticketmaster they’ll be shut out of a lot of deals which everyone else would like to happen. It’s hardly entitlement to think that market competition would be better for everyone except Ticketmaster.
Abuse, again, and you're implying that I am in bad faith, which I am not (also remember the guidelines) I am just discussing and you're ignoring my points.
Again, I don't understand the aggressivity here over such a trivial topic...
> Again, I don't understand the aggressivity here over such a trivial topic...
Look at your posts and the way you’re responding to other people. For example, if you ignore their points and then dismiss them as “entitled” you don’t have much standing to tone police everyone else.
Odd that so many people feel that they are somehow entitled to low prices for something that is totally optional and by its very nature always in short supply.