Subscriber theEDGEofTN 0 Posted November 11, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted November 11, 2017 Why is that there are tickets on Vivid? My friend just pointed it out to me. Are those tickets for sale? The prices are horrid! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Community Moderator mich40 2,551 Posted November 11, 2017 Community Moderator Share Posted November 11, 2017 Fake tickets or tickets that they are assuming they will get. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Community Moderator Max Tsukino 2,752 Posted November 11, 2017 Community Moderator Share Posted November 11, 2017 fake tickets... they don't have any but are assuming you don't know so you pay $$$$$ for basically nothing... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subscriber Manohlive 2,479 Posted November 11, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted November 11, 2017 Vivid Tickets was selling Red Zone tickets galore during TJT tour. I kept emailing a mod about it. I would not trust this site, as Max said above. I hate ticket brokers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Subscriber vertigojds 104 Posted November 12, 2017 Subscriber Share Posted November 12, 2017 They're scalpers. The dirty little industry secret, which isn't really a secret anymore, is that there are tons of tickets which the general public will have no opportunity to purchase. For example, most of these venues are home to one or more sports teams. Anyone who has season tickets to one or more of those teams will often get a chance, directly from their season ticket plan, to purchase concert tickets for those same seats they have their sporting tickets for, at face value. These tickets are often not subject to the rules and restrictions of the general onsale, so they're usually not forced to be paperless or will-call only, and they often are sold to the season ticket holder before the general onsale or even the presales. (This way, if the season ticket holder doesn't purchase them, they can be released in the general sale.) I'm sure companies like Vivid either own season tickets to different sporting events directly, or have informal partnerships with people who do. So, if "New York Rangers Season Ticket Holder Jack Smith" has season tickets for Section 101, row 7 for instance, he knows he's going to be offered Section 101 Row 7 for U2, and can make plans to sell those tickets immediately. Should that be allowed? In my opinion, no, but no one has ever shown even the slightest bit of enthusiasm for doing something about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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