Tickets services - memberships

I don't understand what you mean by "was not allowed to renew membership."

Here are some threads about the papering services if that's what you're asking.
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1076195
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1031011
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1066902

Most of the rules are pretty easy for them to figure out. Like if you don't show up and use your tickets, you can be terminated. If you resell them, you can be terminated, etc. All of which are pretty easy for them to find out (If you have row P, seat 4 and 6, and those appear on StubHub, etc.). I don't know of any vague rules that would be a matter of opinion.

That said, they are also very easy to deal with as far as canceling a reservation if you can't make it, etc., so that doesn't happen.

To the OP, did you do any of those things mentioned in order to get revoked? Because if you didn't, you can certainly "appeal" the decision.

It's because these services are designed to fill seats. It defeats the purpose if the seat filler leaves in the middle.

I guess I see it as if someone really can't stay because the show is that bad, then they are entitled to leave at intermission. I've never done it, mostly because I don't yet belong to an organization. I just feel I can be little of enough nuisance if I don't enjoy a show (the worst I'll do is close my eyes and begin to doze off) that I should stay.

I have refrained from joining to preserve my right to leave. Period.

I'd rather pay an extra 20-30 bucks more per ticket and have the freedom to leave if I so choose. (I almost did a couple times. I might tonight...)

Well then I reserve the right to say that's more than I can promise. At least I won't commit to something knowing there is a possibility I'll leave if I don't like something. (Or find it offensive-see to me, that's really justifiable. I've yet to see anything that did that, but if that happened, I might leave.)

At least I'm honest enough to admit that I really want my freedom to come and go as I please.

That sort of rule makes sense for those memberships, then, given such cheap ticket prices. Learn something new every day.

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Thank you. No, I did not but they bar you in some cases just because you've voiced a spirited disagreement with policies. Obviously if you sign on for the rules they've set out, you have to abide, but there should be room for discussion and certainly the service should not treat it's members like errant children and impose "punishment". They are businesses after all, and in the theater, filling seats is not a particularly idealistic role. In any event, it's interesting to hear how people fear. They should know that many of these services have a policy that they will return your unused funds should they refuse to let you rejoin, or should you just decide not to renew. However if you don't ask for the money back, some of them at least will not refund it to you on their own.

Perhaps I was not clear. If you agree to the rules, you must abide by them and if you are sanctioned for breaking them, there is no reason to complain. However, being sanctioned for subjective reasons, is not really okay, in my view.

To the OP, unless you are more specific about what the problem was, I don't think you are going to get much sympathy. I belong to one of the services, and they have specific rules you are meant to follow, like getting the tickets at a certain time, not leaving the show early, not talking out loud that you received comp tickets, not displaying your free tickets so others can see them, etc. I don't think there are any gray areas in the above rules, but you are probably talking about another rule. Did you cancel too many times, or not show up for the tickets? However, I can't imagine that there are theater police enforcing these rules and reporting you once you are at the show.

Edit: I reread the thread, any private organziation can exclude members from renewing if they want the member. They may feel you are more a hassle to them than you are worth to them if there is going to be disagreements. I had money left over in one service and I never got the money back even after I told them about it when I did not renew.

Updated On: 10/10/14 at 10:36 AM