Ticket vendors who steal our money
U2’s show on Sept. 24 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., was an “instantaneous sellout” through Ticketmaster on Monday morning, according to the promoter, Live Nation. Just as quickly, however, thousands of listings flooded any-price-goes sites like TicketsNow.com, a Ticketmaster subsidiary where fans and brokers flip tickets, often at prices far above face value. One seller was asking $10,000 for a $253 seat near the stage.Jonas Brothers fans faced a similar situation when the band’s five New York-area concerts sold out over the weekend. Elizabeth Bohl, a payroll manager from Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., said she could not find tickets at list price or afford to take her daughter, Emily, 11, at scalpers’ rates.
“I’m not going to spend a month’s worth of groceries to get two tickets to see the Jonas Brothers,” Ms. Bohl said.
One month’s worth? I wouldn’t spend a week’s worth. The law needs to be changed (or reversed in the FAILED cases).
