Question about Live Nation

[Dollypop]

Posted: 12/5/17 at 8:27pm

My grandkids love DANCING WITH THE STARS and I'm planning to put tickets for their live show at Radio City Music Hall in their stockings. As I usually buy my tickets in person at the box office, I'm not familiar with the term "certified resale" on line. Is this what we used to call "ticket broker"?

[ArtMan]

Posted: 12/5/17 at 9:01pm

Kind of. If you are on the Live Nation/Ticketmaster website,  if it states "verified resale", it is an individual who is reselling their tickets usually for a profit. (Verify that you are not on an actual ticket brokerage website). When you were on the map, if the ticket is shown in red, then it is a resell.  Could be an individual, broker and/or scalper.  You will also pay fees with these tickets.  My suggestion is to continue buying from the box office or select a "blue" ticket which you are buying directly from Live Nation/Ticketmaster.  Of course, if the tickets you are looking at are at a major discount, then you could purchase.  Keep in mine, there are additional fees when purchasing a resell.  And sometimes risks.

Updated On: 12/5/17 at 09:01 PM

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/5/17 at 9:13pm

The upside is that when you buy a resale ticket directly from Ticketmaster, they reissue an entirely new barcode to you. Whereas, if I sell a Telecharge ticket on StubHub, you have to hope that I only sold this thing once, since you are getting my old PDF with my name and info on it...

[ArtMan]

Posted: 12/5/17 at 9:16pm

DollyPop, I just looked on the map for the Radio City Music Hall show, and at this time it looks like all that is left  are resell tickets at a quite higher price.  I would call the actual box office or go in person, if able, to see if anything is available.  I looked at tickets at another venue and floor seats near the stage are regular $50.  So these resell seats are really marked up.

[mufish]

Posted: 12/5/17 at 9:24pm

I’ve become somewhat of a prolific reseller as a season ticket holder for  local sports team where I live as I’m not about to attend over 40 home games in a year. In my case, Ticketmaster administers the whole process when I sell my tickets for a game. All I have to do is set the price I want, then they show me what the list price will be (they’ve got to add their cut after all!) and once someone buys them, the tickets leave my account entirely. 

I’d say it’s a bit more secure than even a stubhub, because I believe an entirely new barcode is generated once you buy the tickets. So even if the person were scheming and selling them elsewhere, the ones purchased on TM/LN would render those others obsolete. Not sure what the fee breakdown is these days, but they’re probably pretty similar (if not identical) whether you buy the resale or primary seller tickets. To ArtMan’s point, the prices often differ from face value - usually higher before the event, but as it gets closer prices can come down. Depending on how well DWTS is selling you may want to wait to see how the resale market shifts. 

[ArtMan]

Posted: 12/5/17 at 9:33pm

Also, as the event becomes closer, unsold VIP tickets (which are usually way higher) suddenly become regular price seats. I am going to Janet Jackson next Tuesday and Katy Perry on the 17th, and all unsold VIP seats are regular price now. (For Katy Perry, that is still way over $200 a ticket.) But that is a risk waiting, to see if the price drops.

Updated On: 12/5/17 at 09:33 PM

[Dollypop]

Posted: 12/5/17 at 10:27pm

Thank you all for your feedback.

I guess the thing to do is take a trip into the city next week and go to the box office in person. I'll do it on Tuesday and see HELLO, DOLLY! again that night. That way I'll "kill two birds with one stone, or whatever I'll throw. I'll see."

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/6/17 at 1:33am

Dollypop said: "Thank you all for your feedback.

I guess the thing to do is take a trip into the city next week and go to the box office in person. I'll do it on Tuesday and see HELLO, DOLLY! again that night. That way I'll "kill two birds with one stone, or whatever I'll throw. I'll see.""

If all the tickets show as Verified Resale, then do they even sell those at the box office?! I have no idea, since those aren't standard priced tickets.... might be worth finding out first.

The upside of a scalper buyout for some shows is that, as the event draws near (and especially on the day), it can turn into quite the fire sale, and you can go for even cheaper than what the original ticket cost.

[ArtMan]

Posted: 12/6/17 at 8:33am

I think he is going to the box office to see if there are any non resell tickets available to purchase. Many times all tickets are not released to Ticketmaster/Telecharge to sell.  The venue retains some for purchase.  As a rule, resell purchases aren't for purchase at a venue's box office.  Only through Ticketmaster/Live Nation website.

[10086sunset]

Posted: 12/6/17 at 10:04am

Dollypop,

There is also this, featuring Max, Val and Peta.

https://www1.ticketmaster.com/maks-val-peta-live-on-new-york-new-york-04-14-2018/event/3C005381BD522C7F?artistid=2210755&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=12

[10086sunset]

Posted: 12/6/17 at 10:04am

Double post

Updated On: 12/6/17 at 10:04 AM

[Islander_fan]

Posted: 12/6/17 at 10:26am

I have used ticketmaster resale for sporting events all the time. The tickets are sold with ticketmaster being the middle man. And, when you get the PDF of your ticket, it says in big letters "resale ticket" with no price listed on the ticket itself. That is their way to make it impossible to sell to a scalper. And, say what you want about Ticketmaster, but, I find it more comforting to have them play middle man rather than someplace like StubHub. 

[haterobics]

Posted: 12/6/17 at 10:42am

ArtMan said: "I think he is going to the box office to see if there are any non resell tickets available to purchase.Many times all tickets are not released to Ticketmaster/Telecharge to sell. The venue retains some for purchase. As a rule, resell purchases aren't for purchaseat a venue's box office. Only through Ticketmaster/Live Nation website."

If they are only showing resale tix, then the show is sold out. But this is all just an excuse for Dollypop to go into NYC to see Dolly, so no biggie.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 12/6/17 at 11:45am

....any excuse to see HELLO, DOLLY! again is a valid excuse. # 83 is coming up!

[ArtMan]

Posted: 12/6/17 at 12:00pm

I  can't speak for Radio City Music Hall, since I never purchased tickets from them.  However, I have purchased tickets from the box office (to avoid fees) at venues in Atlanta, Jacksonville, Orlando, Ft Lauderdale, Tampa and Miami and received tickets that were not listed on the Ticketmaster map and some at better prices.  In fact, the ticket I purchased for Janet Jackson (sixth row from the stage) on the FIRST  day of sales, was listed as a VIP ticket on Ticketmaster at over $300.  When I purchased it at the box office, that same day, it came up as a $128 ticket.  Of course, I took it.  It doesn't hurt to ask, especially if he will be in the city anyway.  

[ArtMan]

Posted: 12/6/17 at 12:00pm

double post

Updated On: 12/6/17 at 12:00 PM

[ArtMan]

Posted: 12/6/17 at 12:00pm

triple...good lord.

Updated On: 12/6/17 at 12:00 PM