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How wrong does it make me to buy tickets from a reseller ?

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smoothtoaster

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Nov 19, 2009, 8:59:50 PM11/19/09
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I have to go to the show. But it makes me feel all wrong inside. Like
I am betraying someones trust. $90 a pop for floor tix.


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daves energyguide

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Nov 19, 2009, 9:04:33 PM11/19/09
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just hook up w/ an extra on lot. youll have no problem, they wont be
floor but i can guarentee you get them for no more than 20 bucks.

smoothtoaster

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Nov 19, 2009, 9:12:54 PM11/19/09
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btw, I havent gotten them yet. I am hoping the collective conscious
here can aid my own weakness.

see, I am moving to guam next year, and with the crazy amount that I
have to work, I may never get another chance to see Phish for the next
4 years. I don't want to get left out in the cold this time.

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marcman

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Nov 19, 2009, 9:57:37 PM11/19/09
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On Nov 19, 8:59 pm, smoothtoaster <smoothtoas...@gmail.com> wrote:

> How wrong does it make me to buy tickets from a reseller ?

My opinion? Not wrong at all. It's your money, use it as you see fit.
If anybody's wrong in the equation it's the reseller.

And I can't even imagine why somebody would have a problem with a
party buying tix from a reseller at a small markup. I just picked up
2 for monday and 2 for tuesday on stubhub for two of the shows in
Miami just before new years eve. They cost me 75 a piece (with fees
and shipping) and they're great seats and now I don't have to sweat TM
on saturday.

IMO, the only villian in that scenario is TM.

mr.rapidan

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Nov 20, 2009, 12:56:04 AM11/20/09
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On Nov 19, 9:57 pm, marcman <marcmanstud...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 19, 8:59 pm, smoothtoaster <smoothtoas...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > How wrong does it make me to buy tickets from a reseller ?
>
> My opinion? Not wrong at all. It's your money, use it as you see fit.
> If anybody's wrong in the equation it's the reseller.


I completely agree, if you choose to trade a little extra $ for the
time and inconvenience of dealing with the crazy ticket rush or
putting in multiple orders, there's nothing wrong with that.

All transactions involve a combination of time and money, how you
apportion those two components is up to you.

Why having the extra time to camp on TM or being lucky in the lottery
makes things more "pure," I'll never understand.

BassPlayer

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Nov 20, 2009, 2:46:20 AM11/20/09
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I would say that making sure you are at a show can be priceless
depending where you are at in life. In your case, see as many as you
can! That's a long time to be in Guam tho, take care! And if you run
into Lisa D. say hi for me, she's the redhead.

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