Property News · December 28, 2016

Original concert ticket sellers also rip off buyers | Letters


Once again the problem with secondary ticket prices is being “investigated” (Ticket resale sites face inquiry, 20 December). Though laudable, why not take this a step further and investigate the ripping off of ticket buyers by the original ticket sellers. The upfront advertised price of tickets is nowhere near what you actually pay. Booking fees, handling charges, postage, etc can add quite a lot to the cost of each ticket.How can companies justify booking fees of say £8 on a £50 ticket? Then they charge you £2.50 postage for something that arrives by second-class mail. The worst example of this I have come across was a ticket to see Graham Nash last summer. The ticket had a face value of £35. On top of this, you were charged a booking fee, a handling charge and a “facility fee”. Total cost was £48. A 40% mark up. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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