The FTC and seven states have sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation for allegedly “deceptive” ticket resale tactics, according to a press release Thursday. The federal regulatory agency says that Ticketmaster is “tacitly coordinating with brokers,” allowing them to buy millions of dollars worth of tickets, just to resell them at a higher […]
Do Prices on Ticketmaster Suddenly Seem Much Higher? You’re Not Alone.
For years now, the Ticketmaster experience has been defined by hitting the checkout button and seeing the price of your ticket purchase jump, sometimes nearly double, thanks to so-called “service fees.” Finally, that is going to change. No, Ticketmaster isn’t getting rid of the service charges. But it will now display the full cost of […]