Subj : Taylor Swift
To   : Arelor
From : Ogg
Date : Mon Aug 21 2023 21:28:00

Hello Arelor!

** On Monday 21.08.23 - 09:32, Arelor wrote to Ogg:

 >> I don't understand why bots can't be stymied or the ticket
 >> purchasing process can't be slowed down with "are you human"
 >> tests.  It's almost as if the initial seller has a vested
 >> interest in the 3rd-party reseller biz and even justify raising
 >> the prices if the demand for them increases.

 A> Honestly, if people is paying high prices from resellers,
 A> is that tickets are actually worth that much, and then the
 A> show promoters should be raising the prices themselves..

Reseller systems probably are banking on the FOMO (fear of  
missing out) factor from normal concert prospects.

 A> Or, more likely, people should stopm paying stupid prices.

It would be amazing if people simply refused to purchase re- 
sold tickets at all. Maybe THEN that would send a clear  
message.  Meanwhile, there is nothing stopping a primary seller  
like TicketMaster to buy some of the prime seats themselves and  
post them for resale elswhere at double or triple prices.

Yes.. people should simply stop participating in the resale  
market.

I've been to a reasonable share of different types of concerts:  
arenas, large and small stages, as well as outdoor.  I had  
center floor seats for a KISS concert in an areana (but nobody  
remained seated once the music started).. and so, it wasn't  
worth it - I couldn't really see the stage very well when  
people decided to stand up.

I saw Billy Joel in an arena. The stage was on the broad side  
of the arena, and my seats were in the elevated narrow end -  
wasn't worth it - the seats were really too far away.

Saw Bryan Adams in a similar arrangement: stage on the  
broadside.  But that time I had seats pretty close to the side  
of the stage. That was better because I could see the performer  
up close.

So..  no more arena-type concerts for me, thx.

I've had much more value for the price of a ticket at a proper  
indoor sound stage and proper seating.

Swift's arena shows are probably pre-recorded music anyway and  
she just dances and sings along.


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