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I wasn't able to go to a convention because my girlfriend already bought plane tickets to Las Vegas. If I weren't able to sell the ticket, there would be no way

by iopq 4y ago

I wasn't able to go to a convention because my girlfriend already bought plane tickets to Las Vegas. If I weren't able to sell the ticket, there would be no way for me to recoup the cost

notyourwork 4y ago
Shit happens? Lots of things have the same problem but if you bought steaks from a butcher and you came home to find that your girlfriend already prepare dinner?
- iopq 4y ago
  In the system that I can resell my ticket I don't have a loss, in a system where it's by name I can't I believe it should be auctioned anyway, so that the people with the highest desire to go can put their money towards it. This is the most practical solution to the problem - the organizers get paid what the tickets are worth, anyone who wants to go knows how much the tickets will go for, scalpers become futures traders
  - Jarwain 4y ago
    The problem here is when artists want their tickets to go to any fan, and not just fans who have a lot of disposable income.
    - iopq 4y ago
      Then why charge money? Just give them away for free The thing is, artists would like to make more money
  - notyourwork 4y ago
    No ones buying your resold steak from the butcher. Life happens but that’s a minority use case. Not the example to design around.
    - iopq 4y ago
      But you can put it in the freezer for months, kind of breaks the analogy. A concert or convention is just those few days
  - kodt 4y ago
    Ok but what about someone with not much money, but time. They may be willing to camp out for several days (certainly desire there) but would lose out to someone with money who can easily afford it.
    - therealdrag0 4y ago
      Quoting GP, “Shit happens? Lots of things have the same problem.” If bands want to lower ticket prices then they can play in bigger venues or more days. Play until you don’t sell out. Supply and demand.
- Marsymars 4y ago
  Not a great analogy; one “shit happens” situation has real physical reasons behind it that can’t be changed, the other is simply procedural.
FateOfNations 4y ago
If they make tickets non-transferable, they should also make them refundable. We're talking about events that are guaranteed to sell out, they should have a problem finding someone to buy returned tickets, even at the last minute.

by iopq 4y ago

I wasn't able to go to a convention because my girlfriend already bought plane tickets to Las Vegas. If I weren't able to sell the ticket, there would be no way for me to recoup the cost

notyourwork 4y ago

Shit happens? Lots of things have the same problem but if you bought steaks from a butcher and you came home to find that your girlfriend already prepare dinner?

iopq 4y ago
In the system that I can resell my ticket I don't have a loss, in a system where it's by name I can't I believe it should be auctioned anyway, so that the people with the highest desire to go can put their money towards it. This is the most practical solution to the problem - the organizers get paid what the tickets are worth, anyone who wants to go knows how much the tickets will go for, scalpers become futures traders
- Jarwain 4y ago
  The problem here is when artists want their tickets to go to any fan, and not just fans who have a lot of disposable income.
  - iopq 4y ago
    Then why charge money? Just give them away for free The thing is, artists would like to make more money
- notyourwork 4y ago
  No ones buying your resold steak from the butcher. Life happens but that’s a minority use case. Not the example to design around.
  - iopq 4y ago
    But you can put it in the freezer for months, kind of breaks the analogy. A concert or convention is just those few days
- kodt 4y ago
  Ok but what about someone with not much money, but time. They may be willing to camp out for several days (certainly desire there) but would lose out to someone with money who can easily afford it.
  - therealdrag0 4y ago
    Quoting GP, “Shit happens? Lots of things have the same problem.” If bands want to lower ticket prices then they can play in bigger venues or more days. Play until you don’t sell out. Supply and demand.
Marsymars 4y ago
Not a great analogy; one “shit happens” situation has real physical reasons behind it that can’t be changed, the other is simply procedural.

FateOfNations 4y ago

If they make tickets non-transferable, they should also make them refundable. We're talking about events that are guaranteed to sell out, they should have a problem finding someone to buy returned tickets, even at the last minute.