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Surely selling concessions, parking, and merch is a significant source of income for someone associated with the concert, game, or other event.
by sokoloff 1y ago
Surely selling concessions, parking, and merch is a significant source of income for someone associated with the concert, game, or other event.
- WesolyKubeczek 1y agoNot the ticketing company's problem.
- const_cast 1y agoWe should make it their problem, by artists not selling tickets on those websites but instead using their own resources. Essentially vertical integration, so then you have to care about the end-product and user experience. And, cherry on top, you might be able to charge more aggressive prices if you're not paying the profit of the middle-man.
- edoceo 1y agoCan't do that, contracts between venues and ticket vendor preclude non-blessed ticket sales. TicketMaster and LiveNation have boxed this out
- edoceo 1y agoThe way rents/expenses are, an $8 pint at your local has better margin than a $18 pint at the venue.
- sokoloff 1y agoThat seems to be confusing gross and net margin. When considering a question like “who cares if a ticket buyer ends up showing up?” that’s a marginal consumption question and the gross margin applies.