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It is odd that both Stubhub and Seatgeek have lower prices than Ticketmaster - how can that happen???

Not to mention that the price you see on Stubhub is the price you pay. So the $755 pit tickets on Keith's side at Met Life showing as I write this won't end up costing a hundred bucks extra for "convenience" or whatever fees.

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That Stubhub price doesn’t include their fees. Add one of those $755 pit tickets to your cart and try and checkout and they’ll be an over $200 fee added to the total.

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That Stubhub price doesn’t include their fees. Add one of those $755 pit tickets to your cart and try and checkout and they’ll be an over $200 fee added to the total.

Just tried that and you are right! I stand corrected, thanks. Bunch of crooks.

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That Stubhub price doesn’t include their fees. Add one of those $755 pit tickets to your cart and try and checkout and they’ll be an over $200 fee added to the total.

Just tried that and you are right! I stand corrected, thanks. Bunch of crooks.

The story is that Stubhub tried "price you see is price you pay" and it didn't work as well (maximize their revenue) as the hidden fee trick. You can go into filters and ask it to show prices including fees. That's what I do, so there's no surprise at checkout.

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The verified resale tickets were shameless.

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The Stones are greedy, Simple as that

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Bottom line: I spend $800 on two tickets and feel like I got a bargain.

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Absolutely , Gordon Gekko would be very proud of them. Of course some posters on here will defend them to to end , claiming they really care about their fans using the Lucky Dips as one example. Where’s the kool Aide?

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Absolutely , Gordon Gekko would be very proud of them. Of course some posters on here will defend them to to end , claiming they really care about their fans using the Lucky Dips as one example. Where’s the kool Aide?

I like my flavor.. Cherry Red .

I wouldn't say the Stones are greedy, any more than most any top band/entertainer. It's called music business for a reason.

Average ticket prices typically end up slightly more than other top tier acts, as it should be imo. The promoters set the prices based on what they have to pay the band, and from there, everyone gets a slice of the pie. Ticketmaster rigs the game and anger at their platinum pricing, and the rest of the resell ticket pricing games they play is legit, but they wouldn't do that either if no one bought at the inflated prices. Supply and demand.

The Lucky Dips are indeed an example of the band assuring that seeing them can be affordable for the fans. With GA field seats, and $65 nose bleed seats etc., there's a price point for nearly every budget. Course, a lot want to be up close, and for that there is a premium price to pay. Not always though, again, thanks to lucky Dips.

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Absolutely , Gordon Gekko would be very proud of them. Of course some posters on here will defend them to to end , claiming they really care about their fans using the Lucky Dips as one example. Where’s the kool Aide?

I like my flavor.. Cherry Red .

I wouldn't say the Stones are greedy, any more than most any top band/entertainer. It's called music business for a reason.

Average ticket prices typically end up slightly more than other top tier acts, as it should be imo. The promoters set the prices based on what they have to pay the band, and from there, everyone gets a slice of the pie. Ticketmaster rigs the game and anger at their platinum pricing, and the rest of the resell ticket pricing games they play is legit, but they wouldn't do that either if no one bought at the inflated prices. Supply and demand.

The Lucky Dips are indeed an example of the band assuring that seeing them can be affordable for the fans. With GA field seats, and $65 nose bleed seats etc., there's a price point for nearly every budget. Course, a lot want to be up close, and for that there is a premium price to pay. Not always though, again, thanks to lucky Dips.

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That Stubhub price doesn’t include their fees. Add one of those $755 pit tickets to your cart and try and checkout and they’ll be an over $200 fee added to the total.

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I kept my Amex pre sale purchases to 2 total. I did use Amex for a pit purchase for foxboro, but that was platinum. I read it to say two pre sale purchases total

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Not a criticism, just an observation:

Many postings across the Interwebs show people wanting to take their kid(s)... for perfectly fine reasons... but maybe they're bringing their own cynical grizzled adult experiences and expectations about minimally acceptable seating?

My very first-ever concert? J. Geils in 1973 at an arena. I was 10. My Dad (with whom I was not particularly bondy) took me. Seats (in retrospect) were mediocre 2nd-levels. After years of experience and cynicism today, I might pass on them. But everything was new to me, including the marijuana smoke, the idea that people went to concerts and sat *that* *far* *away* from anything, and that a young lady could stumble her way up the stairs and fall over literally into my lap, and I had no idea how to respond. I was hooked.

And it was a rare, civilized Night Out with Dad (who drank too much, but at least didn't worship sports. That would have been a more awkward childhood than it was.)

Don't turn up your nose at a night out with the kids because you're not in the pit. I bet they don't give a darn.

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Now waiting and watching Santa Clara Pit prices....currently at $781 and dropping...

Me too!

It's getting to the point where I will most likely pull the trigger once they have dropped another $50 or so. Mainly because I have spent literally hours across Wednesday and today trying to get tix for two shows and I can't walk away from my computer after all that with absolutely nothing.

Down to $705...I'd hang tight before pulling the trigger. A gamble yes, but the downward spiral seems to be gaining momentum....

Now down to $634...I hope you're still holding out!

I'm so tempted

I can't imagine that's going to be the lowest price, but if you've invested so much time in looking at tickets, it's going to be tempting. TM is psychologically damaging. Aneurysm inducing.

Keith's side just went from $635 up to $702

Yes Bluzdude it was very tempting at $635...a good possibility it will be my last Stones show ever (definitely my last show of this tour).
If it drops down around $550 might just have to go for it...maybe.

I went for it and got Pit A / 1 - Ronnie's side, which I actually prefer to Keith's side. More happening on stage. It was $634.50. It may well go down in price in the future but right now the price has risen again, certainly on Keith's side, so I'm glad I pulled the trigger when I did... Today has been exhausting and frustrating. Ticketmaster you are a motherf****r !

It's great to have that feeling of having secured a ticket to a show. Now I can really start to look forward to it...

Andy, will yer buddy MOWAT be coming as well?


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