Archive for February, 2007
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
Reconsider your interest in Tennis
Following professional tennis has lost most of the public which once clamoured for the sport. The days of McEnroe vs Borg or Chris Evert vs Navratilova have come and gone. But to that end I would say, think again! The sport has evolved into a global game and in doing so has brought far more […]
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Can a $58 ticket be worth $1,000?
It is common place for ticket brokers to sell premium and sold-out tickets at ten times or more over the price printed on the ticket. Common examples are Wimbledon tickets or front row seats for a show such as Celine Dion.
Where do brokers come up with these prices? Prices in the secondary market are made up of a combination things […]
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Friday, February 16th, 2007
20 Hottest Tickets of 2007
On a regular basis, I get asked by friends and customers what the hottest and or the most expensive Concert, Sports or Theater tickets of the year are. So here’s my list of what I expect to be the top twenty most demanded and expensive tickets for 2007. If you or anyone you knows has interest […]
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Sunday, February 11th, 2007
The Upgrade for nada..
Are you the kind of event goer who never sits in the seat you purchased? If so then you’re like me. No matter where my seats are, I’m always checking around for a better place to sit.
I just returned from the Sugar Shane vs Collazo fight at the Mandalay Bay Event Center and here’s how it went. Before […]
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Monday, February 5th, 2007
Never Get Scammed Again!
Have you heard the expression, “Love is blind”? This happens when you want something so badly your brain secrets a magical fluid which prevents rational and logical reasoning to prevail. Well it’s fair to say that when it comes time to purchase tickets to the Final Four or any other major event you risk fighting […]
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Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
What do brokers do with extra tickets they can’t sell? Do the brokers just eat them?
I get asked this question quite often. I see you still have a bunch of concert, sports or theater tickets for tonight’s game, what happens if you don’t sell them?
Like most products and services there are many forms of distribution and tickets are no different. Most ticket sellers have a back up plan for what […]
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Friday, February 2nd, 2007
Why are the same tickets on so many websites?
Do you ever wonder why the Final Four tickets you see on eSeats.com are the same as you see on other websites?
About five years ago ticket brokers began to use exchanges to share their tickets with other ticket brokers. Each one of the exchanges provide a feed to website owners that allow them to broadcast the […]
