Reminds me of a news update I was just reading on Iron Maiden's official site bringing attention to a proposed bill to curb scalping and secondary ticket sales. Last Maiden concert I went to was completely paperless too. You got an e-ticket, which was non-transferable and required ID at the door proving that you were the original purchaser.
So despite MasterBlaster's constant goading of people who disapprove of scalping, Nintendo fans clearly aren't the only ones who feel that fans deserve fair price and equal opportunity to goods.
So Anakin kneels before Monster Mash and pledges his loyalty to the graveyard smash.
Reminds me of a news update I was just reading on Iron Maiden's official site bringing attention to a proposed bill to curb scalping and secondary ticket sales. Last Maiden concert I went to was completely paperless too. You got an e-ticket, which was non-transferable and required ID at the door proving that you were the original purchaser.
So despite MasterBlaster's constant goading of people who disapprove of scalping, Nintendo fans clearly aren't the only ones who feel that fans deserve fair price and equal opportunity to goods.
I hate concert/sports ticket scalpers as well, but it often works the other way with being able to go to the event the night of and buying over valued tickets from scalpers outside for below the ticketed price.
The thing is that people wanted them, but a bunch of people bought it (preventing people who wanted to use it to buy it) just so they can sell them at a much higher price.
The thing is that people wanted them, but a bunch of people bought it (preventing people who wanted to use it to buy it) just so they can sell them at a much higher price.
Not true. I just checked and many people listed the systems at retail price, but then stupid people bid them up to $350-400+.
Don't blame the people selling them, blame the idiots who would pay $200 extra for a 3DS that has a cartoon picture drawn on it.
Reminds me of a news update I was just reading on Iron Maiden's official site bringing attention to a proposed bill to curb scalping and secondary ticket sales. Last Maiden concert I went to was completely paperless too. You got an e-ticket, which was non-transferable and required ID at the door proving that you were the original purchaser.
So despite MasterBlaster's constant goading of people who disapprove of scalping, Nintendo fans clearly aren't the only ones who feel that fans deserve fair price and equal opportunity to goods.
I hate concert/sports ticket scalpers as well, but it often works the other way with being able to go to the event the night of and buying over valued tickets from scalpers outside for below the ticketed price.
Yeah, that's the other problem. Ticketmaster are pretty much just licensed scalpers. It's ridiculous. I live in a small city where no major bands ever play, so if there's a show I really want to see, it's already travel + hotel I'm paying, and Ticketmaster's bend-me-over price is the cherry on top.
So Anakin kneels before Monster Mash and pledges his loyalty to the graveyard smash.
Reminds me of a news update I was just reading on Iron Maiden's official site bringing attention to a proposed bill to curb scalping and secondary ticket sales. Last Maiden concert I went to was completely paperless too. You got an e-ticket, which was non-transferable and required ID at the door proving that you were the original purchaser.
So despite MasterBlaster's constant goading of people who disapprove of scalping, Nintendo fans clearly aren't the only ones who feel that fans deserve fair price and equal opportunity to goods.
I do know that some concerts' terms and use state that if you sell your ticket, it will become void.
Anyway, there won't be a "bill" or "law" against this scalping, because then you'd run into a huge legal mess about second-hand sales in general.
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The thing is that people wanted them, but a bunch of people bought it (preventing people who wanted to use it to buy it) just so they can sell them at a much higher price.
Not true. I just checked and many people listed the systems at retail price, but then stupid people bid them up to $350-400+.
Don't blame the people selling them, blame the idiots who would pay $200 extra for a 3DS that has a cartoon picture drawn on it.
Yes, I will blame them. They know that it's limited edition so they buy so many that it gets sold out, so people who would actually want to buy them can't do it.
The thing is that people wanted them, but a bunch of people bought it (preventing people who wanted to use it to buy it) just so they can sell them at a much higher price.
Not true. I just checked and many people listed the systems at retail price, but then stupid people bid them up to $350-400+.
Don't blame the people selling them, blame the idiots who would pay $200 extra for a 3DS that has a cartoon picture drawn on it.
Yes, don't blame the people who got $$$ in their eyes and bought the systems to sell them back. Making a choice like that doesn't put any fault on you whatsoever.
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Switch Friend Code: SW-5075-7879-0008 | My Nintendo: LzWinky
The thing is that people wanted them, but a bunch of people bought it (preventing people who wanted to use it to buy it) just so they can sell them at a much higher price.
Not true. I just checked and many people listed the systems at retail price, but then stupid people bid them up to $350-400+.
Don't blame the people selling them, blame the idiots who would pay $200 extra for a 3DS that has a cartoon picture drawn on it.
Yes, I will blame them. They know that it's limited edition so they buy so many that it gets sold out, so people who would actually want to buy them can't do it.
Don't get me wrong, i don't like stuff like that either.
But as long as people are willing to spend more than retail price, this won't ever change.
No, they buy them at absurd rates because they have more money than sense. Either they wanted it and spent too much, or they wanted to sell it thinking they could somehow make money off it (good luck with that).
The thing is that people wanted them, but a bunch of people bought it (preventing people who wanted to use it to buy it) just so they can sell them at a much higher price.
Not true. I just checked and many people listed the systems at retail price, but then stupid people bid them up to $350-400+.
Don't blame the people selling them, blame the idiots who would pay $200 extra for a 3DS that has a cartoon picture drawn on it.
Yes, don't blame the people who got $$$ in their eyes and bought the systems to sell them back. Making a choice like that doesn't put any fault on you whatsoever.
When somebody puts a bent paperclip on eBay and sets the price at $50 and someone buys it...who is the fool?
Reminds me of a news update I was just reading on Iron Maiden's official site bringing attention to a proposed bill to curb scalping and secondary ticket sales. Last Maiden concert I went to was completely paperless too. You got an e-ticket, which was non-transferable and required ID at the door proving that you were the original purchaser.
So despite MasterBlaster's constant goading of people who disapprove of scalping, Nintendo fans clearly aren't the only ones who feel that fans deserve fair price and equal opportunity to goods.
I do know that some concerts' terms and use state that if you sell your ticket, it will become void.
Anyway, there won't be a "bill" or "law" against this scalping, because then you'd run into a huge legal mess about second-hand sales in general.
The proposed bill is very specific and pertains only to secondary ticket sales for concerts/events. Getting pretty OT, but the info is here. Some of it is interesting, and it's surprisingly not that "Big Brother"-ish. Mostly just calls for transparency and full disclosure of availability, value, and seller history and allowing of refunds.
So Anakin kneels before Monster Mash and pledges his loyalty to the graveyard smash.
When somebody puts a bent paperclip on eBay and sets the price at $50 and someone buys it...who is the fool?
This. You're allowed to put whatever you want on sale, nobody's forced to buy your crap, especially if you charge a lot for it.
Even if somebody buys up all the paperclips and charges $100 a piece for them later, if nobody buys them, at some point they're gonna have to lower the price, or else they'll have a bajillion paperclips that's going nowhere. Same with this 3DS stuff.
Reminds me of a news update I was just reading on Iron Maiden's official site bringing attention to a proposed bill to curb scalping and secondary ticket sales. Last Maiden concert I went to was completely paperless too. You got an e-ticket, which was non-transferable and required ID at the door proving that you were the original purchaser.
So despite MasterBlaster's constant goading of people who disapprove of scalping, Nintendo fans clearly aren't the only ones who feel that fans deserve fair price and equal opportunity to goods.
I do know that some concerts' terms and use state that if you sell your ticket, it will become void.
Anyway, there won't be a "bill" or "law" against this scalping, because then you'd run into a huge legal mess about second-hand sales in general.
The proposed bill is very specific and pertains only to secondary ticket sales for concerts/events. Getting pretty OT, but the info is here. Some of it is interesting, and it's surprisingly not that "Big Brother"-ish. Mostly just calls for transparency and full disclosure of availability, value, and seller history and allowing of refunds.
I doubt this will ever pass.
It's been rumored/known for years that bands or people connected with them often have a hand in putting tickets to their shows for sale on secondary sites. Instead of 30 front row tickets going for $150 each, they instead go for $400, with that money filtering back to the band and promoters.
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