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 along_the_road   ( @along_the_road@beehaw.org )  to Technology · 8 months ago

Ticketmaster proudly announces it will follow the law and show prices up-front

www.engadget.com

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Ticketmaster proudly announces it will follow the law and show prices up-front

www.engadget.com

 along_the_road   ( @along_the_road@beehaw.org )  to Technology · 8 months ago
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An FTC rule requiring the change kicked in on Monday.
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  •  along_the_road   ( @along_the_road@beehaw.org ) OP
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    Ticketmaster wants you to know it’s “all in” on up-front pricing. In a blog post published on Monday, the company triumphantly declared that it’s “putting fans first” and including fees in the first price you see for a ticket. Not mentioned in Ticketmaster’s announcement: An FTC rule requiring that exact change just so happened to take effect today.

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      It’s such a good idea. I can’t believe they didn’t think of it sooner.

  •  Powderhorn   ( @Powderhorn@beehaw.org ) 
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    It’s almost like monopolies are bad. If only there were a board game to teach us about this.

    •  Blisterexe   ( @Blisterexe@lemmy.zip ) 
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      that was owned by a company that does it’s best to make the game pro-capitalist, lmao

  •  KingJalopy   ( @KingJalopy@lemm.ee ) 
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    Too little too late. I don’t need to see any band, show, whatever that badly. Haven’t bought a ticket through them in many many years and I never will.

  •  R3D4CT3D   ( @R3D4CT3D@midwest.social ) 
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    inb4 “ah no they’re sold out. Buy them elsewhere for 10x the price”

  •  perishthethought   ( @perishthethought@lemm.ee ) 
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    I got an email about this and they mentioned in there that they’re doing this because of the new rules they have to follow.

    But yeah, they still suck.

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