There was loads of security walking around so the touts got chased off.

That said, I did manage to get a ticket off one for Sunday but I just got lucky, I guess, as later he'd "disparu" (perhaps lost in a jail in South America).

SPOT the song reference

I'm wondering for some years now -
how come that at most gigs there are (seemingly organized) people approaching you, asking whether you would SELL tics.

They do this at shows where many tickets are still available too !

Anybody knows how they work?!

I was quite suprised by the lack of ticket touts, bootleggers and even beggars around the O2 on sunday too! It didn't click at first, but i knew that somthing just didn't seem "normal"!

Normally people just whisper "wanna ticket" to you, but this was different in Orpoto last year, as at the main entrance to the multi stori car park near the stadium, there were about 4 men in a line, all holding out a ticket, and showing them to passing cars!

CousinC Wrote:
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> I'm wondering for some years now -
> how come that at most gigs there are (seemingly
> organized) people approaching you, asking whether
> you would SELL tics.
>
> They do this at shows where many tickets are still
> available too !
>
> Anybody knows how they work?!

They only buy off you for a fraction of the face value, so they can sell them on less than face value themselves and still make a profit. I have had a spare to sell before and walked away from them because of how little they were offering. I'd rather go without the money, small amount that it was, than think one of these scum bags would be able to fleece someone else

gstone Wrote:
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> timbernardis Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I tried to sell one ticket after having no luck
> on
> > selling it on IORR and even tried giving it
> away
> > to two major Stones friends.
> >
> > Was outside but pretty close to the doors on
> Thurs
> > and after about 3 or 4 minutes, was approached
> by
> > 2 security who told me that I could not be
> doing
> > that. A guy had just approached me and I was
> > talking to him.
> >
> > I just wanted to get to my seat in the arena
> and
> > asked if I could give it away and they said no
> > problem and even said if he and I later agreed
> on
> > some kind of "compensation" such as him buying
> me
> > a beer or other things, that that was between
> he
> > and I. They were actually very nice about it.
>
> >
> > So I gave it to him but once inside, he told me
> he
> > thought it was not right for me just to give it
> to
> > him, so he gave me 50 pounds and asked if that
> was
> > alright with me.
> >
> > But I occasionally use scalpers/touts and
> > sometimes pay less, face, or more. But if it
> > weren't for them, there are a number of shows
> and
> > games I would not have gotten into. So I don't
> > want to totally tear them down. They do and
> have
> > served a function for me anyway.
> >
> >
> > clear as the Plexiglass
>
>
> The thing with touts is that they buy a lot of
> tickets when the sales start, and often we get the
> message "sold out". And they're hoping to re-sell
> at a much higher price than they paid for the
> tickets. So, believe it or not, the touts are our
> enemies, not our friends. I think it's a great
> thing that the O2 have such a strict policy.
> Tickets should cost face value.

I think they should cost less. But I no longer believe in the concept of "face value." Concert tickets are like airline tickets, how much you pay depends on when you buy them and who you buy them from.

tylerdurden2001 Wrote:
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> CousinC Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I'm wondering for some years now -
> > how come that at most gigs there are (seemingly
> > organized) people approaching you, asking
> whether
> > you would SELL tics.
> >
> > They do this at shows where many tickets are
> still
> > available too !
> >
> > Anybody knows how they work?!
>
> They only buy off you for a fraction of the face
> value, so they can sell them on less than face
> value themselves and still make a profit. I have
> had a spare to sell before and walked away from
> them because of how little they were offering. I'd
> rather go without the money, small amount that it
> was, than think one of these scum bags would be
> able to fleece someone else



I don't see what's so scummy about that. Capitalism in action. They offer you what your ticket is worth (which is usually a lot less than what you paid) and resell it to someone else, usually offering a much better deal than the box office with a small profit for their trouble. Often times they buy tickets and the market shifts, no buyers show up and they eat the loss. Again, capitalism in action.

Ticketmaster encourages this activity with their high maximum ticket allowance and also the fact that most people just automatically buy 2 tickets whether they have someone to go with or not.

Thanx for the info, guys!