Complimentary tickets — Page 2

Lizzy, most comp tickets just say comp on it. However, this past week, I almost bought some Spamalot tickets, from Craigslist, that had the tv station who gave them away in a contest, printed on them. Yes, the box office would know by the seat location who actually received the comps to giveaway. Majority, don't care. They received their free publicity in exchange for the free tickets. I'm most excited that this week I won tickets to Sarah Maclauchlin. (spelling and don't want to look it up) I'm a big fan and she is in a small venue so tickets were really high to purchase.

StubHub is a middleman, a broker. They connect buyers and sellers.

In this case, the show's marketing department arranges "trades", complimentary tickets for ads, commercials, etc, Those receiving these comp tickets are obliged not to sell them per the rules of these transactions. When these tickets are sold, via StubHub or other means, the vendors have violated the terms of these trades transactions and are subject to penalties. The buyers of these tickets are just unknowing players in the whole messy business.

What does a ticket taker have to do with this?

That's nice but it changes nothing.

_(•_&bull_/ said: "Really??? Can I get an explanation please mods, my post is no where as mean as some of the others that are STILL up."

You were talking about getting denied entry to the show. The point (as others have also said) is that unless you report yourself about the tickets you are holding, no one is going to stop you from using those tickets. A lot of things can be in the gray area like selling comp tickets - technically resllers aren't allowed to sell tickets for more than 20% over face value in New York - but that doesn't stop people from reselling them for more than that or buying and using them.

Who narcs on themselves? Frankly, who narcs at all in these cases? Even if you have some moral issue with the resale of comps you have to be a special kind of um...person to be the one who reports someone else for doing it.

ccbway said: "senorvoce2 said: "What does a ticket taker have to do with this?"

You were talking about getting denied entry to the show. The point (as others have also said) is that unless you report yourself about the tickets you are holding, no one is going to stop you from using those tickets. A lot of things can be in the gray area like selling comp tickets - technically resllers aren't allowed to sell tickets for more than 20% over face value in New York - but that doesn't stop people from reselling them for more than that or buying and using them.

Who narcs on themselves? Frankly, who narcs at all in these cases? Even if you have some moral issue with the resale of comps you have to be a special kind of um...person to be the one who reports someone else for doing it."

One last point.

If you bought trade comps on StubHub, others have done it too. You may not be the one that is found out, it could be any of those illicit sales. If one is discovered, all that was used by that trade order would be implicated and canceled. It doesn't have to be you that is discovered for you to be affected.

ccbway said: "Reprimanding the person whose comps they belonged to, sure."

Sounds like you hit on the point here, but then just kept on going...

Kad said: "In many cases, it would be difficult to determine who exactly put a comp up for sale. Comps aren't always associated with a particular individual or entitythe way purchased tickets are."



More incorrect information. The GM office keeps track of what tickets are given out and to whom (specific locations noted). If a block of tickets was given to, say, the ad agency, they probably wouldn't know who was using them --- but at least they know to tell the ad agency one of their people was caught selling comps. Then the ad agency will deal with it internally.

JSquared2 said: "If a block of tickets was given to, say, the ad agency, they probably wouldn't know who was using them --- but at least they knowto tell the ad agency one of their people was caught selling comps. Then the ad agency will deal with it internally."

In that scenario, the ad agency may use tickets in any number of ways. They may give some to a delivery boy as a tip. The delivery boy may then give them to his Grandma because she likes theatre. She may not want to go so she sells them on stubhub. No one is going to scold or hold the ad agency responsible.

In any event, once a show gives comps to an agency, or anyone, in trade or to grease wheels or whatever, they have no say over what that agency does with them. That's like buying a coffee and telling Starbucks they can only use your $3.50 for rent, but not supplies.

I happen to be a Sales and Marketing Manager at a theatre. I'm not making anything up.

JSquared2 said: "OP --if you want to go to the trouble, you should take a clear photo of the tickets, and then after you've seen it, send the picture to the General Manager'soffice and let them know you purchased them from StubHub. They will know who was given those locations, and at the very least would have the ability to "cut them off" from any future comps. GM's have long memories.

A while ago, someone on BWW posted that they had a set of free tickets for the first preview of Groundhog Day that they were looking to resell, and they (even more stupidly) gave the locations. Jujamcyn Theatres saw the post and voided his tickets so they would not be able to be scanned in. That was a fun day here!

You will not have an issue getting in to the show."

I didn't know Jujamcyn was on here. (Hi, JORDAN)!