Is this even legal?!?!?! EBAY

[majic]

So Russell is back in TO.. i tried getting the amex front of the line and then another 'pre-sale' but i could not get 2 side by side.. there was only ONE price for the seats .. $52.50 plus ridiculous ticketmaster charge of ~10 and a convenience charge.. whatever.. but WTF?!?!?

this ****er is FROM ontario (unless he's got a 416 ph# and likes to get roaming charges) and he's selling them for $300USD but claims face value is $299.99 each!!!

Ontario residents: Ontario province law limits the resale ticket price for this event location, so your maximum bid cannot exceed $599.98

yes, they are good seats.. but the face value is NOWHERE near that.. or is it?? it's not a concert where the live-ness/closeness makes an impact on the performance.. isn't this considered SCALPING? if not apologies for my outburst... but i think i'll just download his show.. re-****ing-diculous..

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Russell-Peters-the-Homecoming-Tour-TORONTO-2-TICKETS_W0QQitemZ220093440570QQcategoryZ16122QQssP ageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

/rant

:AH :complain :flaming :bang

[Gizzmo_jr]

When I was scooping out the pre-order list, I know some of the front stage seats were $120-150CDN. That ebay auction is just ridiculous and should be reported. I got 7 tickets, section 321 :rant but at least I'm going :bana . Rusell Peter's is halarious.

[b]

I could see letterman saying "what......."

[S.F.W.]

I have the same situation with Chris Cornell tickets. Face Value is $45 per ticket, plus about $15 in fee's. In this auction http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130091559376&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=003
guy is saying face value is $300.

[majic]

so you're saying i should report him eh :D

:chuckle

he is funny but he's been getting less funny with each gig.. so yah.. as i said.. i'll wait for some divx clips or just the dvd

[cwp_sedan]

I'm pretty sure he can only sell them for face value and not a penny more. Where most sellers get you is they charge you an arm and a leg for shipping. That's probably the only way around it. That auction is just ridiculous.

RP is hilarious that's for sure!

[Skarbro]

It's not legal - but it's also not enforced a lot. Just like scalpers outside the ACC.

[3GFX]

Wow. He's that popular? ;)....

...Love that guy, hilarious.

[Xerox]

I got 6 tix.
2 in 107 which are so-so
and 4 in center floor :bana

I hate ticket's crazy s/c.


i'll wait for some divx clips or just the dvd
You can say that about most things these days but I still wanna see live shows that I really like.

[MazdaTree]

boo I lost out!
When did they go on sale?

[Xerox]

boo I lost out!
When did they go on sale?

Internet Presale Info
Amex Presale:
Start:Wed, 03/14/07 10:00 AM EDT
End:Fri, 03/16/07 05:00 PM EDT

ACC Insiders:
Start:Thu, 03/15/07 10:00 AM EDT
End:Fri, 03/16/07 05:00 PM EDT

Internet Onsale Info
Onsale to General Public:
Sat, 03/17/07 02:00 PM EDT

[iconicrocket]

I find that Yuk Yuk amateur night is pretty good.

[Gizzmo_jr]

I got in on the ACC insiders, but it was hard getting large grouping by friday.

[bubba1983]

lets hope he doesn't reuse anymore jokes...or....somebody gonna get a hurt reeeal bad!!!

[3GFX]

He's got some new material, I've seen a clip of it. I'm sure he's got some new stuff kicking around for his home crowd. I think what made him famous was that night, not his act. He was on, and the crowd made it to.

[Broli]

that is intereting about the ebay scalping!

about Rusell Peters . . . meh, he was funny, i barely laughed at all last show of his i saw . . .
meh, i hope he has some fresh stuff, we will see!

[Skarbro]

I watched his latest DVD the other week. It was funny - but not the funniest stuff out there.

[majic]

apparently he's been visiting his motherland, not england ;) india!! and he's been picking up a shit load of material there.. oh well.. saw him live in a small venue in montreal.. but i have a feeling it'll lose its appeal at such a huge place as ACC.. oh well..

[Nextmod]

lol not sure I find him just as funny on DVD =P

[majic]

cheap/free = funny :chuckle

[howitts_done]

I was all set to buy tickets but after I saw the TicketMaster service charges I changed my mind.
I want to know how TicketMaster s/c are legal or at least how they justify them.

Type: All Tickets
Ticket Price: CA $52.50
Building Facility Charge: $1.75
Convenience Charge: $9.25


$9.25 'Convenience Charge' per ticket! WTF

Then they charge you an extra $2.50 if you want to print them out on your own printer! :flaming

[Jeff-TheBiz]

I'm pretty sure he can only sell them for face value and not a penny more. Where most sellers get you is they charge you an arm and a leg for shipping. That's probably the only way around it. That auction is just ridiculous.

RP is hilarious that's for sure!

Obviously the seller has found a loop hole and exploiting it..

No Problem... buy the tickets, pay with paypal and when they arrive complain to paypal that they were not as described.. They are infact described as $300 tickets? but the ticket says ~$55...

Busted.

[Cardinal Fang]

If anyone cares...I have 50/50 tickets for sale for a face value of $150.00.

*Looks around*

What?

[majic]

ya think that would work? :)

are there scalping rules outside of ontario? what laws are there to our advantage? i mean clearly the seller is from ontario.. and scalping is illegal here.. but what can we do?

[Cardinal Fang]

Ticket Speculation Act of Ontario.

http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Statutes/English/90t07_e.htm


Definition
1. In this Act,
“ticket” means a card, pass or other document upon presentation of which the holder is entitled to admission to any theatre, opera house, public hall, show, game, grandstand, race meeting, exhibition or amusement of any kind. R.S.O. 1990, c. T.7, s. 1.
Offences:
2. Every person who,
selling
(a) being the holder of a ticket, sells or disposes of the ticket at a higher price than that at which it was first issued, or endeavours or offers so to do; or
purchasing as a speculation or at a higher price than advertised
(b) purchases or attempts to purchase tickets with the intention of reselling them at a profit, or purchases or offers to purchase tickets at a higher price than that at which they are advertised or announced to be for sale by the owner or proprietor of any place mentioned in section 1,
is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $5,000. R.S.O. 1990, c. T.7, s. 2.
Exception as to sale on commission at hotel stands and stores
3. This Act does not apply to the sale of tickets by the proprietor of a shop or hotel stand or a servant of the proprietor when such proprietor is an agent of a theatre, opera house, public hall, or grandstand, or of the owner or promoter of a show, game, race meeting, exhibition, or amusement of any kind for the sale of tickets, and where the commission charged upon the sale of each ticket does not exceed the maximum prescribed in the Schedule to this Act. R.S.O. 1990, c. T.7, s. 3.

[majic]

right.. so unless he's the promoter, he should be selling at face value MAX!!! or +50c commission :chuckle

and at the same time BOTH the seller and buyer are ****ed by that eh? nice!

SCHEDULE

Price of
Ticket


Maximum
Commission




Up to $1.99.............................................


.25




$2.00 to $2.99.........................................


.35




$3.00 to $3.99.........................................


.45




$4.00 and up..........................................


.50




R.S.O. 1990, c. T.7, Sched.

lol.. they should really update that from the 90s .. lol

[Jeff-TheBiz]

ya think that would work? :)



All of Paypals rules and regs are generated with the 'buyer' in mind not the seller.

For example it is up to the seller to PROVE that an item was recieved by the buyer.. If they cannot prove with a signature that the item was recieved and the buyer claims that it wasn't.... a refund is automatically given to the buyer from the sellers paypal account.

[Xerox]

I was all set to buy tickets but after I saw the TicketMaster service charges I changed my mind.
I want to know how TicketMaster s/c are legal or at least how they justify them.

Type: All Tickets
Ticket Price: CA $52.50
Building Facility Charge: $1.75
Convenience Charge: $9.25


$9.25 'Convenience Charge' per ticket! WTF

Then they charge you an extra $2.50 if you want to print them out on your own printer! :flaming

There's another hidden fee: "Order Processing Fee" which was $4.25 (luckily this is a flat fee and is not multiplied by the number of tix you get).

There's already a thread on TicketMaster's ridiculous service charges. Vent your anger there.
http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=16526