02-04-2009, 12:52 PM
Interesting...............
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Springsteen fans fuming at Ticketmaster
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - A New Jersey congressman is demanding an investigation after Bruce Springsteen fans were unable to buy tickets from Ticketmaster's website, which then promptly offered them more expensive tickets from a subsidiary.
Representative Bill Pascrell of Paterson wants the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department to investigate possible conflicts of interest involving Ticketmaster and a ticket reseller it owns, TicketsNow.
When tickets for Springsteen's Meadowlands show went on sale Monday, some fans got an error message on their computer screen that shut them out from buying tickets.
A TicketsNow ad offered tickets for hundreds of dollars more than face value. A Ticketmaster spokesman said only a few fans reported problems.
Similar complaints about TicketsNow have been made before in Canada.
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Springsteen fans fuming at Ticketmaster
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - A New Jersey congressman is demanding an investigation after Bruce Springsteen fans were unable to buy tickets from Ticketmaster's website, which then promptly offered them more expensive tickets from a subsidiary.
Representative Bill Pascrell of Paterson wants the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department to investigate possible conflicts of interest involving Ticketmaster and a ticket reseller it owns, TicketsNow.
When tickets for Springsteen's Meadowlands show went on sale Monday, some fans got an error message on their computer screen that shut them out from buying tickets.
A TicketsNow ad offered tickets for hundreds of dollars more than face value. A Ticketmaster spokesman said only a few fans reported problems.
Similar complaints about TicketsNow have been made before in Canada.