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| 1131.1 | Do the tickets have your name on them. | PATE::SCHIAVONE | No disrespect to Madonna | Thu Feb 29 1996 13:07 | 7 |
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I'm a bit lost here, what's so great about NEXT Vs. ticketmaster
if there is anywhere from a $6.75 to $7.75 per ticket service charge? I
don't think I have the whole picture here do I?
/Major Confusion
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| 1131.2 | politically correct explanation! | POOKY::OROURKE | I'm going to a land downunder | Thu Feb 29 1996 15:26 | 19 |
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RE: -1
C_Q: I guess you missed the earlier conversation on this. While
trying to be politically correct, let's just say there have been some
accusations that certain ticket companies 'hold back' tickets from the
general public and then sell them on the side at a mark up to ticket
agencies that you see with ads in the paper selling tickets at 10X
face value. Some of these accusations come from people that work for
said agency and have supposedly seen it done. Other accusations are
just based on the 'how can I sleep over night, be first in line at my
local agency and still not get a ticket'.
Anyway, the hope is by having NEXT in town, their process might be
fairer or maybe the competition will drive better behaviour.
Hope this helps...
/jen
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| 1131.3 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Don't like my p_n? 1-800-328-7448 | Thu Feb 29 1996 17:03 | 8 |
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And there's a new process that's been used to combat scalpers,
involving 1 ticket per buyer and having to reserve said ticket
and pick up said ticket with a valid ID.
Works quite well, but is paperwork intensive and somewhat costly
for the ticket provider.
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| 1131.4 | | PCBUOA::WHITMANJ | | Thu Feb 29 1996 17:07 | 4 |
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1 ticket per buyer is stupid..
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| 1131.5 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Don't like my p_n? 1-800-328-7448 | Thu Feb 29 1996 17:15 | 7 |
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Well, it's supposed to guarantee that the fans who spend their
time waiting in line for tickets will actually get good seats,
instead of the 10th guy getting an "obstructed view" seat and
the 11th guy not even getting a ticket because the show's al-
ready sold out.
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| 1131.6 | | DECWIN::JUDY | That's *Ms. Bitch* to you! | Thu Feb 29 1996 17:28 | 8 |
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But what about people that want to go to the show together.
If they're standing one behind the other in line, are they
guaranteed to get seats next to each other?
I agree with JW.......... not a good plan.
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| 1131.7 | | PCBUOA::WHITMANJ | | Fri Mar 01 1996 13:57 | 4 |
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Ya, exactly.. what if you wanna bring a date? you gotta take that
person with you to ensure you'll be sitting together?!
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| 1131.8 | | BRAT::JENNISON | She Talks To Angels | Fri Mar 01 1996 15:13 | 10 |
| From Todays Paper.
NEXT will be able to handle an enormous amount of calls, which should
prevent the busy signals customers frequently endure while trying to
purchase tickets for major shows by phone. The system allows close
monitoring of potential scalpers, because each caller will have a
six-ticket limit and the computer systems can track multiple purchases
with the same credit card as well as the same mailing address.
SueJ
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| 1131.9 | | BRAT::JENNISON | She Talks To Angels | Fri Mar 01 1996 15:16 | 4 |
| So you will pay A HIGHER service charge if you want to speak to
a human....
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| 1131.10 | Flesh costs | ICS::CLELAND | GPS Eastern Sites | Wed Mar 06 1996 16:57 | 1 |
| You women are all the same &^)
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| 1131.11 | | SCASS1::BARBER_A | Smelly cat, it's not your fault | Wed Mar 06 1996 17:18 | 1 |
| Hey! We are most definitely NOT!
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| 1131.12 | and millions are happy for that! | POOKY::OROURKE | I'm going to a land downunder | Wed Mar 06 1996 17:26 | 5 |
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I second that 'Pril. I can quite confidently say there is NOBODY just
like me! :^)
/jen
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| 1131.13 | | BRAT::JENNISON | She Talks To Angels | Thu Mar 07 1996 10:39 | 1 |
| Ahem.. Same here.... 8P
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| 1131.14 | | WMOIS::MAZURKA | Son_Of_Dig_It_Al | Wed May 15 1996 16:15 | 6 |
| I'm Thinkin About Callin NEXT Tommorra_Nite to Get Some Tix fer Alice
Cooper at Great_Woods.Doesn't Any_One Now What Method works Better..
Callin The"Machine"or Callin The"Real Person"....
Crazy_Or_Are_They_The_Same_Al???
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| 1131.15 | where is your sense of humanity! :^) | POOKY::OROURKE | Wild Izzy gets the Gold! | Wed May 15 1996 16:23 | 4 |
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Al...for shame. Of course A MACHINE is not the same as A PERSON! :^)
/jen
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| 1131.16 | And I'm too embarrassed to say for what show so don't ask | HOOPLE::FENNELL | Yuri! quit drumming on packages | Wed May 15 1996 18:10 | 8 |
| I called the person number and got through in less than 10 minutes.
I ended up in Row Y in Section 7 which means they sold most of the shed out in
less than 10 minutes - sure...
They should have a 3rd number. Pay obvious bribes for better seats.
Tim
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| 1131.17 | | BIGQ::ZUIDEMA | I sEe thE WoRld THRU blood SHot EYEs | Wed May 15 1996 18:33 | 12 |
| Ya... I called for Ozzy tickets and got through like 15minutes
after they "supposedly" went on sale and still ended up in section 7.
Best available seats???? Whats the deal with that?
I called the automated system once before and I thought it was
pretty cool. I didn't order tickets...just wanted to check it out.
I did think it was kind of slow though...
Do Alice/Scorps tix really go on sale at 7pm tomorrow? That sounds like
an odd time.
Andy
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| 1131.18 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | GTI 16V - dust thy neighbor!! | Wed May 15 1996 18:45 | 5 |
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RE: Tim
Are NKOTB back together??
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| 1131.19 | | WMOIS::MAZURKA | Son_Of_Dig_It_Al | Wed May 15 1996 19:12 | 9 |
| RE::Andy...
Thats the Info I Got. 7PM Tammarra.
News_Flash!!!!!
Tim Spotted Airin_Out His AutoGraphed Lief Garrett T_Shirt!!
Crazy_Film_At_11_Al
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| 1131.20 | The things we do for love.... | HOOPLE::FENNELL | Yuri! quit drumming on packages | Wed May 15 1996 19:28 | 1 |
| Worse than Leif Garrett - Bob Seger.
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| 1131.21 | | POOKY::OROURKE | Wild Izzy gets the Gold! | Wed May 15 1996 19:32 | 7 |
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TIM,
You're just LIKE A ROCK! :^)
/jen
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| 1131.22 | | BRAT::JENNISON | Salvation Is Real! | Wed May 15 1996 19:34 | 2 |
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Bob is cool!
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