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I'm sure you have. And they buy tickets... And then they resell them. And then they buy some more tickets. And they resell them. But their Ticketmaster account doesn't get closed. Why aren't you able to spot the folks doing this and close those accounts? We spot a lot of them. That's bullshit.
I'm sure you have. And they buy tickets... And then they resell them. And then they buy some more tickets. And they resell them. But their Ticketmaster account doesn't get closed. Why aren't you able to spot the folks doing this and close those accounts? We spot a lot of them. That's bullshit.
I'm sure you have. And they buy tickets... And then they resell them. And then they buy some more tickets. And they resell them. But their Ticketmaster account doesn't get closed. Why aren't you able to spot the folks doing this and close those accounts? We spot a lot of them. That's bullshit.
Period. Form is StubHub, which sold 40 million tickets last year. 40 million. Five years ago, it was. that have been? Millions, and now we're in the tens of millions. We spoke to Chris Miller before he stepped down as StubHub's chief business officer.
Period. Form is StubHub, which sold 40 million tickets last year. 40 million. Five years ago, it was. that have been? Millions, and now we're in the tens of millions. We spoke to Chris Miller before he stepped down as StubHub's chief business officer.
Period. Form is StubHub, which sold 40 million tickets last year. 40 million. Five years ago, it was. that have been? Millions, and now we're in the tens of millions. We spoke to Chris Miller before he stepped down as StubHub's chief business officer.
Bookers aren't villains, he says, but part of a free market that sites like StubHub have made more efficient, giving everyone an equal chance to buy or sell at transparent prices. When demand is low, fans can get great deals. All right, this is StubHub. But yes, StubHub builds that market by partnering with brokers like Elite.
Bookers aren't villains, he says, but part of a free market that sites like StubHub have made more efficient, giving everyone an equal chance to buy or sell at transparent prices. When demand is low, fans can get great deals. All right, this is StubHub. But yes, StubHub builds that market by partnering with brokers like Elite.
Bookers aren't villains, he says, but part of a free market that sites like StubHub have made more efficient, giving everyone an equal chance to buy or sell at transparent prices. When demand is low, fans can get great deals. All right, this is StubHub. But yes, StubHub builds that market by partnering with brokers like Elite.
StubHub charges brokers lower fees to sell on the site than ordinary fans pay when they sell. And what happens to a ticket when a broker scoops it up? Well, remember Melissa Santos at All Things Go? When she was shut out of face value tickets, she went to StubHub just a couple hours later.
StubHub charges brokers lower fees to sell on the site than ordinary fans pay when they sell. And what happens to a ticket when a broker scoops it up? Well, remember Melissa Santos at All Things Go? When she was shut out of face value tickets, she went to StubHub just a couple hours later.
StubHub charges brokers lower fees to sell on the site than ordinary fans pay when they sell. And what happens to a ticket when a broker scoops it up? Well, remember Melissa Santos at All Things Go? When she was shut out of face value tickets, she went to StubHub just a couple hours later.
A thousand dollars to see Hoser. I mean, come on. That's crazy. I met a woman sitting on the lawn at All Things Go. Paid $540 on StubHub. But the fact is she paid it. She did.
A thousand dollars to see Hoser. I mean, come on. That's crazy. I met a woman sitting on the lawn at All Things Go. Paid $540 on StubHub. But the fact is she paid it. She did.
A thousand dollars to see Hoser. I mean, come on. That's crazy. I met a woman sitting on the lawn at All Things Go. Paid $540 on StubHub. But the fact is she paid it. She did.
This is going to be a problem. So once all the fees and expenses and costs of the show come out of the wash, the artists made about $100, the promoter in the venue made about $70, the broker made $110, and StubHub made $180. Why does StubHub deserve the biggest share of that woman's purchase?
This is going to be a problem. So once all the fees and expenses and costs of the show come out of the wash, the artists made about $100, the promoter in the venue made about $70, the broker made $110, and StubHub made $180. Why does StubHub deserve the biggest share of that woman's purchase?