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pavel_lishin ◴[] No.45305346[source]
We bought $700 tickets to see a show we really wanted to see, but ended up being unable to make it.

We tried selling it on Ticketmaster, where you can in theory set your own price, or accept their "best offer". Our best offer was somewhere in the neighborhood of $150, and given that it was the night of the show, we accepted it.

We paid $54 per ticket in "processing fees" when purchasing, and paid $50 in more "processing fees" when selling. I'm sure the eventual buyers of our tickets probably had to pony up something like that as well.

If I had a magic button that made everyone above a certain level working there destitute and homeless, I'd probably break my finger pushing it.

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prmoustache ◴[] No.45306140[source]
What kind of show sell $700 tickets? Does that include an escort?
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drewbeck ◴[] No.45306313[source]
So many big shows these days, unfortunately. Not every ticket will be that much, but many of the best seats will.
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1. JohnFen ◴[] No.45306400[source]
That genuinely blows my mind. I can't even begin to imagine how a show could be so incredible as to be worth that much, but I guess that just means I'm not the target market.