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LisaChasez

How can StubHub have tickets for a show not on sale yet?

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(11/22/2009 11:44 AM)

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From StubHub:

George Strait with Reba McEntire Tickets

Friday, March 5, 2010 at 7:00 PM at New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, LA

Upper 309 14 Up to 4 $165.00 each View Details

Upper 305 20 2 $169.00 each View Details

Upper 312 25 3 $177.00 each View Details

Upper 305 25 Up to 4 $177.00 each View Details

Lower 106 **23** Up to 4 $198.00 each View Details

Lower 115 25 Up to 4 $199.00 each View Details

From Ticketmaster:

George Strait

New Orleans ArenaNew Orleans, LA

Fri, 03/05/10
07:00 PM

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presale begins:Tue, 12/01/09
10:00 AM

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(11/22/2009 11:45 AM)

Someone told me (I can't vouch for how true this is so, take with a grain of salt) that Ticketmaster lets Stubhub buy blocks of tickets before they go on sale so TM gets a kickback. Again, no idea how true that is, but it would explain a lot.

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(11/22/2009 11:47 AM)

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That must be it. The Orlando show isn't even listed yet on Ticketmaster for an on sale date, but there are StubHub tickets available.

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(11/22/2009 11:48 AM)

Man I would love to see George & Reba together, that would be AMAZING concert

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(11/22/2009 11:49 AM)

There really should be some sort of investigation into this stuff. Tickets are expensive enough plus all the fees...then they get sold to StubHub who sells them for even more of a profit. None of it's right.

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(11/22/2009 11:50 AM)

Could it also be an instance of someone having season tickets to all events at a certain venue? Do venues even do that anymore? (For non-sporting events, I mean.)

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(11/22/2009 11:51 AM)

It is probably a season ticket thing. But Stub Hub does have "contracts" with venues. Same with Live Nation and TM.

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(11/22/2009 11:56 AM)

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I don't think they have season tickets for concerts like this, at least I've never heard of that before. Broadway series, yes, but huge ass concerts?

Well, I'll just hope for the best when they go on sale. Hopefully they'll be an AMEX presale.

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(11/22/2009 12:03 PM)

Some venues do have season passes that apply to all concerts. Most the outdoor "shed" venues.

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