tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post7190734139699664333..comments2023-08-08T11:48:10.725+01:00Comments on swisslet: supply and demand, supply and demand....swisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-55525717338697897512007-01-08T08:54:00.000+00:002007-01-08T08:54:00.000+00:00You may find this interesting - Queensland has rec...You may find this interesting - Queensland has recently passed laws to make it illegal to both sell and buy tickets sold at more than 10 per cent of their original price. You can see the media statement about it at http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=48740.<br><br>The legislation itself is at http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/ACTS/2006/06AC053.pdf if you're REALLY interested (it's the new Part 4A). :)<br><br>BrisKateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-47288285082237747642007-01-04T23:10:00.000+00:002007-01-04T23:10:00.000+00:00eee, I remember when you just bought tickets for t...eee, I remember when you just bought tickets for t'gig at t'shop.<br>By 'eck, the modern world!Flashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15147225819226817259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-90034066768045395702007-01-04T13:17:00.000+00:002007-01-04T13:17:00.000+00:00we used to know the bill, not anymore now the tick...we used to know the bill, not anymore now the tickets sell out in 0.2 seconds.Planet Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149173563766469555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-45463984770466538732007-01-03T23:04:00.000+00:002007-01-03T23:04:00.000+00:00you *never* know the bill at Glastonbury before yo...you *never* know the bill at Glastonbury before you buy the tickets!<br><br>I really don't care - it'll be brilliant anyway, even if I don't see a single band.<br><br>STswisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-1615022796523711572007-01-03T22:58:00.000+00:002007-01-03T22:58:00.000+00:00I want to know the bill first...I want to know the bill first...Planet Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149173563766469555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-24314727957081503942007-01-03T22:17:00.000+00:002007-01-03T22:17:00.000+00:00In the pre-fence days I had no end of things nicke...In the pre-fence days I had no end of things nicked, and several stitches. Spending the first night being sewn up can really put a damper on things. In the post-fence days, nothing at all. Now I've no proof that any of the ne'erdowells didn't have tickets. But it does seem an unlikely coincidence.<br><br>However, this ticketing scheme has potentially disastrous fuckup written all over it. My predictions<br>1. Milletts will run out of forms.<br>2. The Forms Website will crash unpredictably.<br>3. Several people will get forms, send them off, but not receive their codes back in time to buy tickets.ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13462118851964861754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-80959375953413632012007-01-03T21:08:00.000+00:002007-01-03T21:08:00.000+00:00.. the festival is noticeably less crowded since t..... the festival is noticeably less crowded since they put the fence up though. In 2002 - the first fence year - it was positively empty-looking and they've been raising the numbers of tickets sold ever since. It's up again for this year, I think.swisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-2676026142655432992007-01-03T21:06:00.000+00:002007-01-03T21:06:00.000+00:00I love Glastonbury, and contrary to what a lot of ...I love Glastonbury, and contrary to what a lot of people think, I'm not sure it's any worse for the absence of hard drug dealers who were very visible in 1993 and are now much more discreet - but they are still there. I do have to say though, Ian (and I may be tempting fate here) but I've never had any problems at the festival... either in the pre-fence days or now. Best not to generalise. Thieves can buy tickets too.<br><br>Where I will agree with you wholeheartedly is that ticket agencies are thieves. I particularly loathe that they will charge a booking fee PER TICKET on an internet transaction that they will send out in a single envelope.<br><br>STswisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-52732281395007286822007-01-03T20:45:00.000+00:002007-01-03T20:45:00.000+00:00But in 1993, at least half the people there climbe...But in 1993, at least half the people there climbed over the fence, and spent the entire time nicking other people's stuff.<br><br>And ticket agencies are in no position to criticise touts. Their booking fees and other charges are unavoidable, the act of a monopolistic cartel.ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13462118851964861754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-44694278306582601112007-01-03T20:14:00.000+00:002007-01-03T20:14:00.000+00:00Back in 2002 I worked at a music store that was a ...Back in 2002 I worked at a music store that was a Tickemaster location. There was a ticket reseller located 2 blocks west of us. Every Saturday morning there would be at least a half-dozen people lined up waiting to buy tickets. They were always the same people. And they never cared where the seats were, they just wanted to buy the maximum allowed. <br><br>What got me was that a couple of their employees would regularly come in to purchase tickets while on their cell phone. They'd tell me the event code, but ask that I not hit enter to start the search for tickets just yet. They'd say into their phone, "Ok, release them," which was my signal to hit enter. however many seats they'd ask me to search for would magically appear, where none were to be found before. They'd found them online and had been holding them until an employee could come to our location and purchase them in person. They were always cool about it, and would even sell their tickets at a loss if it was close to event time.monogodohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05199805669905170061noreply@blogger.com