Just noticed that Alan Cross posted this on his Facebook page:
"Did you get Hip fan club tickets today? Seen tix on Stub Hub or other resellers already? Lemme know. Something ain't right."
Lots of people commenting. Just thought some here might want to add their 2 cents.
It seems like an open secret that there's collusion between Ticketmaster and the secondary market...but in this instance I'm not sure it's the issue. In Toronto, for instance, Leafs and Raptors season seat holders get first crack at concert tickets; I'm guessing it's the same in other cities, too. Those people can put those seats up for resale ahead of the presales because, well, they do already have tickets. It's dirty, but it's the market unfortunately.
Not surprising the only places people seemed to consistently get tickets were Victoria and Ottawa both of which used partner sites - so clearly this is a Ticketmaster issue. there were a ton of stub hub tickets listed the moment they went on sale for Toronto and Hamilton.
alan cross should know MLSE members get tickets all the time to shows. this is nothing new.
He's looking for people to click, comment on, or share his stuff.
Definitely some shady things going on with this presale:
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ashtrayrock Wrote:alan cross should know MLSE members get tickets all the time to shows. this is nothing new.
Alan Cross does know this, hes just trying to stir up shit. I cant stand the guy. I already thought he was a turd for being a huge nickelback supporter, but now i think hes even worse for trying to bait upset fans with articles like this.