Ticket Bastard - something has to be done!

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Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Apr 14, 2020 20:04:43 GMT 1

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Post by steve on Apr 14, 2020 20:04:43 GMT 1

Apr 14, 2020 19:30:52 GMT 1 czuczu said:

Apr 13, 2020 20:06:53 GMT 1 weedyburton79 said:

Ticketmaster gets backlash for changing refund policy mid-pandemic

UK TM are honouring refunds if you cannot make rescheduled dates:

www.nme.com/news/music/ticketmaster-criticised-for-coronavirus-refund-policy-2646164

I'm not a fan of them but don't see how they could avoid refunds, legally...

European consumer protections are slightly different to other regions, but keep an eye on ticketbastard. Wouldn't put it past them to find a way to line their pockets

edit. I'll move these to the ticketbastard thread

Last Edit: Apr 14, 2020 20:13:24 GMT 1 by steve

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weedyburton79 Wish member Posts: 1,725	Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Apr 18, 2020 13:29:10 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by weedyburton79 on Apr 18, 2020 13:29:10 GMT 1 More Ticketmaster news.

czuczu Entreat Posts: 5,249	Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Apr 18, 2020 13:48:49 GMT 1 weedyburton79 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by czuczu on Apr 18, 2020 13:48:49 GMT 1 Refunds good. Who wants to predict the % hike in service charges when this is all over?
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chuckrh Songs Of A Lost World Posts: 10,920	Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Apr 18, 2020 14:54:02 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chuckrh on Apr 18, 2020 14:54:02 GMT 1 No more concerts, no more problem.

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Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Apr 18, 2020 15:47:42 GMT 1

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Apr 18, 2020 13:48:49 GMT 1 czuczu said:

Refunds good.

Who wants to predict the % hike in service charges when this is all over?

That's an argument to hang on to existing tickets if possible, I think.

weedyburton79 Wish member Posts: 1,725	Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Apr 26, 2020 5:17:16 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by weedyburton79 on Apr 26, 2020 5:17:16 GMT 1 Ticket Relief Plan announced.

Deleted Posts: 0	Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Apr 26, 2020 14:58:11 GMT 1 steve likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2020 14:58:11 GMT 1 Thankfully when I checked our credit card statement online yesterday we have been reimbursed for the Tamaryn / Soft Kill show we were supposed to see in May.

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Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Oct 10, 2021 14:06:07 GMT 1 BlueHughes, Danielle, and 1 more like this

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Post by chuckrh on Oct 10, 2021 14:06:07 GMT 1

Ticketmaster is criminally inept. Bought tickets for RHCP yesterday on a presale. I was trying to get disabled seating & it kept kicking me out. I'd go back in & the same seats were there. A friend of a friend in Las Vegas had the same problem. I followed the procedure to complain & got a generic email telling me to contact them closer to the show. Problem is the desired seats will be gone by then. All this & they are charging a 25% "service" fee. I'm going to raise hell tomorrow. I beat ticketmaster in a dispute once before about disabled seating & ended up getting an apology from the CEO of LiveNation + gucci seats for a Seahawks game. This was after my issue was on local TV news & a fair amount of internet exposure. Since this is in the baseball stadium, I'm going to call the team about it. When the ushers see me coming & stairs they start having visions of lawsuits. Also, the theater where I'm going to see Wilco Wednesday is going to get some wrath, too. They make a big deal about how committed they are to accessability but when you send them emails about an issue there is no response. I sent emails a week ago asking if I could bring a pillow to the show as I'm having serious back problems. The chairs in the theater were medieval torture devices in a past life. These entities won't like me when I'm angry.... >:(

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Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Oct 10, 2021 16:29:31 GMT 1 chuckrh likes this

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Post by Mort on Oct 10, 2021 16:29:31 GMT 1

Oct 10, 2021 14:06:07 GMT 1 chuckrh said:

Ticketmaster is criminally inept. Bought tickets for RHCP yesterday on a presale. I was trying to get disabled seating & it kept kicking me out. I'd go back in & the same seats were there. A friend of a friend in Las Vegas had the same problem. I followed the procedure to complain & got a generic email telling me to contact them closer to the show. Problem is the desired seats will be gone by then. All this & they are charging a 25% "service" fee. I'm going to raise hell tomorrow. I beat ticketmaster in a dispute once before about disabled seating & ended up getting an apology from the CEO of LiveNation + gucci seats for a Seahawks game. This was after my issue was on local TV news & a fair amount of internet exposure. Since this is in the baseball stadium, I'm going to call the team about it. When the ushers see me coming & stairs they start having visions of lawsuits. Also, the theater where I'm going to see Wilco Wednesday is going to get some wrath, too. They make a big deal about how committed they are to accessability but when you send them emails about an issue there is no response. I sent emails a week ago asking if I could bring a pillow to the show as I'm having serious back problems. The chairs in the theater were medieval torture devices in a past life. These entities won't like me when I'm angry.... >:(

Sky went through a season of slating Arsenal ticket prices, £50 for all away fans they kept repeating - that was wrong, £50 for comfy leather upper tier seats, but anyway ...... Chelsea v Arsenal, Chelsea sold away tickets through ticketdisaster, £50 per ticket - every away ticket was £50, £12.50 Chelsea Admin Fee, £12.50 Ticketdisaster Admin Fee and a further £5 Handling Fee. Arsenal eventually paid all the additional fees but it was never mentioned - how can a company add £17.50 to an already ridiculous ticket price for the broken deck chair seats at Chelsea?? Dreadful.

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Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Oct 11, 2021 19:44:45 GMT 1 BlueHughes, Danielle, and 1 more like this

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Oct 10, 2021 14:06:07 GMT 1 chuckrh said:

Ticketmaster is criminally inept. Bought tickets for RHCP yesterday on a presale. I was trying to get disabled seating & it kept kicking me out. I'd go back in & the same seats were there. A friend of a friend in Las Vegas had the same problem. I followed the procedure to complain & got a generic email telling me to contact them closer to the show. Problem is the desired seats will be gone by then. All this & they are charging a 25% "service" fee. I'm going to raise hell tomorrow. I beat ticketmaster in a dispute once before about disabled seating & ended up getting an apology from the CEO of LiveNation + gucci seats for a Seahawks game. This was after my issue was on local TV news & a fair amount of internet exposure. Since this is in the baseball stadium, I'm going to call the team about it. When the ushers see me coming & stairs they start having visions of lawsuits. Also, the theater where I'm going to see Wilco Wednesday is going to get some wrath, too. They make a big deal about how committed they are to accessability but when you send them emails about an issue there is no response. I sent emails a week ago asking if I could bring a pillow to the show as I'm having serious back problems. The chairs in the theater were medieval torture devices in a past life. These entities won't like me when I'm angry.... >:(

Success on the Wilco show. The theater is going to allow me to bring a pillow for my back. On the RHCP issue, I sent an email to Major League Baseball accessibility department regarding the problem with Tickmaster & disabled seating @ T-Mobile Park. That should get some action! As David Bowie once sang "Dancing with the big boys".

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Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Oct 12, 2021 9:10:53 GMT 1 gongoro73 likes this

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Post by chuckrh on Oct 12, 2021 9:10:53 GMT 1

Oct 10, 2021 14:06:07 GMT 1 chuckrh said:

Ticketmaster is criminally inept. Bought tickets for RHCP yesterday on a presale. I was trying to get disabled seating & it kept kicking me out. I'd go back in & the same seats were there. A friend of a friend in Las Vegas had the same problem. I followed the procedure to complain & got a generic email telling me to contact them closer to the show. Problem is the desired seats will be gone by then. All this & they are charging a 25% "service" fee. I'm going to raise hell tomorrow. I beat ticketmaster in a dispute once before about disabled seating & ended up getting an apology from the CEO of LiveNation + gucci seats for a Seahawks game. This was after my issue was on local TV news & a fair amount of internet exposure. Since this is in the baseball stadium, I'm going to call the team about it. When the ushers see me coming & stairs they start having visions of lawsuits. Also, the theater where I'm going to see Wilco Wednesday is going to get some wrath, too. They make a big deal about how committed they are to accessability but when you send them emails about an issue there is no response. I sent emails a week ago asking if I could bring a pillow to the show as I'm having serious back problems. The chairs in the theater were medieval torture devices in a past life. These entities won't like me when I'm angry.... >:(

I won on both issues! The theater got back to me with a little prodding. Apologized for not answering sooner. Ticketmaster was a bit more complicated. I sent a second email checking the event in 3 days box. I then explained the situation & that I checked the box because if they waited the desired tickets would be gone. I also pointed out that this was a safety issue. Then I sent an email to the Major League Baseball Accessibility website telling them about the difficulties with Ticketmaster & disabled seating. Shortly after that I got an email from Ticketmaster with a form to exchange my tickets for disabled seats. The squeaky wheel gets greased!

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Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Oct 12, 2021 10:26:06 GMT 1 steve and chuckrh like this

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Post by BlueHughes on Oct 12, 2021 10:26:06 GMT 1

Oct 12, 2021 9:10:53 GMT 1 chuckrh said:

Oct 10, 2021 14:06:07 GMT 1 chuckrh said:

Ticketmaster is criminally inept. Bought tickets for RHCP yesterday on a presale. I was trying to get disabled seating & it kept kicking me out. I'd go back in & the same seats were there. A friend of a friend in Las Vegas had the same problem. I followed the procedure to complain & got a generic email telling me to contact them closer to the show. Problem is the desired seats will be gone by then. All this & they are charging a 25% "service" fee. I'm going to raise hell tomorrow. I beat ticketmaster in a dispute once before about disabled seating & ended up getting an apology from the CEO of LiveNation + gucci seats for a Seahawks game. This was after my issue was on local TV news & a fair amount of internet exposure. Since this is in the baseball stadium, I'm going to call the team about it. When the ushers see me coming & stairs they start having visions of lawsuits. Also, the theater where I'm going to see Wilco Wednesday is going to get some wrath, too. They make a big deal about how committed they are to accessability but when you send them emails about an issue there is no response. I sent emails a week ago asking if I could bring a pillow to the show as I'm having serious back problems. The chairs in the theater were medieval torture devices in a past life. These entities won't like me when I'm angry.... >:(

I won on both issues! The theater got back to me with a little prodding. Apologized for not answering sooner. Ticketmaster was a bit more complicated. I sent a second email checking the event in 3 days box. I then explained the situation & that I checked the box because if they waited the desired tickets would be gone. I also pointed out that this was a safety issue. Then I sent an email to the Major League Baseball Accessibility website telling them about the difficulties with Ticketmaster & disabled seating. Shortly after that I got an email from Ticketmaster with a form to exchange my tickets for disabled seats. The squeaky wheel gets greased!

Nice one!
Shame it's so much hassle though...

For it's better to forget...

steve Big Hand Songs Of A Lost World CRUMPET BOY Having trouble understanding Jane Posts: 56,733	Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Oct 12, 2021 10:47:31 GMT 1 gongoro73 and chuckrh like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Oct 12, 2021 10:47:31 GMT 1 They really should change their name to ticketbastard.
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gongoro73 Songs Of A Lost World Posts: 8,671	Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Oct 12, 2021 11:08:48 GMT 1 steve likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gongoro73 on Oct 12, 2021 11:08:48 GMT 1 Oct 12, 2021 10:47:31 GMT 1 steve said: They really should change their name to ticketbastard. What about Ticketmobster?
	Apologies for my rudimentary English.

steve Big Hand Songs Of A Lost World CRUMPET BOY Having trouble understanding Jane Posts: 56,733	Ticket Bastard - something has to be done! Oct 12, 2021 11:13:19 GMT 1 gongoro73 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Oct 12, 2021 11:13:19 GMT 1 Oct 12, 2021 11:08:48 GMT 1 gongoro73 said: Oct 12, 2021 10:47:31 GMT 1 steve said: They really should change their name to ticketbastard. What about Ticketmobster?
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