Why does nobody mention the hidden fees on concert ticket resale sites

I grabbed two seats for a show next month and the $48 fee on top of the $120 ticket price felt like getting pickpocketed in broad daylight, has anyone else just abandoned a cart after seeing those numbers?

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paulw8721d ago

The $48 fee on a $120 ticket is pretty standard for resale sites unfortunately, and it's wild how they hide it until checkout. I've definitely bailed on a few purchases after seeing those numbers pop up. The thing is, those fees aren't really going to the artist or the venue, they're pure profit for the resale platform plus whatever the original seller tacked on. Some sites are worse than others though, Ticketmaster's official resale can be just as bad. If you dig around, sometimes smaller fan-to-fan sites have lower fees, but then you risk getting scammed so it's a tradeoff. Best advice I've got is to always check the final price before you even start getting excited about a seat.

the_holly21d ago

Well isn't that just the way things work now. I think what gets lost in all this is that the artists and venues are also getting squeezed by these same platforms. When you buy from a resale site, the original face value ticket might have been $60, but a bot or a scalper snapped it up and now you're paying $120 plus fees. The performer only ever sees money from that first sale, not your $168. So not only are you getting ripped off, but the people who actually created the show you want to see are getting nothing extra either. It's a broken system all the way around, and the only winners are the middlemen who figured out how to game the system.