3 supporters are talking about petitions related to Beyonce!
Ticketmaster is a monopoly! It’s been over 30 years and no one has ever stopped their control of the market. Concert prices have become so unaffordable, I can no longer attend shows. Why am I paying hundreds of of dollars more for the same act I saw a few years ago for hundreds of dollars less!? Dynamic pricing also needs to end. It is an unfair system that ultimately hurts the consumer.
A legal regulatory requirement needs to set to establish a LIMIT on the markup of Resale tickets AND a limit on ALL FEES, AND ALL FEES need to be DISPLAYED on the screen before the consumer clicks to purchase, not while processing the purchase (which is timed). Full transparency and disclosure must be required before going through payment process / transaction.
The resale tickets I purchased on StubHub on 11/2024:
$1,435.60 Ticket Price
Tax $0.00
Total fees* $505.21 (this was not disclosed until just before agreeing to charge credit card in the payment process/transaction)
Vat $0.00
Discount - $0.00
Order Total $1,940.81
Resale tickets for the previous concert I purchased on StubHub on 07/2024
$57.81 Ticket Price
Tax $0.00
Total fees* $29.55 (this was not disclosed until just before agreeing to charge credit card in the payment process/transaction)
Vat $0.00
Discount - $0.00
Order Total $87.36
I thought fees of $29.55 for a $57.81 ticket were high. That’s over 50% of the ticket (51.1%). Then for next concert, fees were $505.21! There needs to be a limit on markup and fees to protect consumers.
Danielle
Ticketmaster have a long history of monopoly, antitrust and anti-consumer policies. I’m beginning to actively seek out venues and artists that work solely with smaller ticketing providers to force change. If more of the public did so, we DO have the power to change this unfair, unacceptable conduct.