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In a message dated 03/05/2002 2:55:21 AM Central Standard Time,
TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com writes:
> > Brokers serve ABSOLUTELY not commercial service to anyone except
> > themselves.
>
> If that was true, then no one would buy from them. That's called "the free
> market." You should try it sometime.
>
Not true, when most average concert goers are unable to get the seats they
want because the brokers have swiped most of them, and are forced to pay
brokers' mark-ups if they want them. This has nothing to do with free
markets, it's about FAIRNESS of competition. The average ticket buyer is not
on a level playing field with a broker who may have several or more people
working to obtain tix- either camping at the box office or special deals with
venues and/or TM. I simply don't believe a person who wants to go to the
show should have to compete with brokers who are only out to make a buck off
the finite nature of concert tix. Let fans compete with each other for
seats. If a person orders tickets beforehand with a broker and then the
broker goes and obtains the tickets for a fee- there is no problem in my
mind. It is when brokers advertize the tickets they have after reducing the
number available to consumers at the retail price. I believe there is
something inherently wrong with this.
kevin mc