Van Halen Ticket Prices

[Cygnus X1]

Used to be, in the ticket booth days, they would limit purchases.
Is this not possible with online sellers? Or is there no incentive?

[Larz]

Yeah, theyre all over craigslist at crazy prices. Why dont the police answer these ads and cuff the guy on the spot. Seems like easy pickins to me. But that would be enforcing the law, how silly of me.

Speaking of Craigslist, I had a friend who lost their tickets to a recent show that had gotten postponed and then through the transaction records the ticket agency reissued new tickets and electronically cancelled the old ones. My friend later found the originals that were no longer valid and would have shown up as invalid when they were scanned coming into the arena. But it got me to thinking how easy it would be for someone to do that and sell the real looking 'cancelled' tickets on craigslist or ebay.

Just a thought to be careful if anyone is buying secondhand tickets through these methods, especially expensive ones.

[jwoods986]

My buddy Kevin (muzzdrums) got a ticket for the Charlotte show tonight and was asking me who is opening, anyone know?

[Larz]

My buddy Kevin (muzzdrums) got a ticket for the Charlotte show tonight and was asking me who is opening, anyone know?

Bob Marley's kid I heard

[jwoods986]

Are you serious?? Ziggy Marley?

[Larz]

Not Ziggy, some other Marley I've never heard of.

Odd choice, I prefer when I saw Autograph open for them in 84.

[jwoods986]

So he doesn't have to worry if he's not in his seat at 7:30?

[Larz]

I probably wouldn't bust my ass to get there on time, but you never know, it might be cool.

[Carbuff]

Not Ziggy, some other Marley I've never heard of.

Odd choice, I prefer when I saw Autograph open for them in 84.

Was that the 1984 tour? I saw that at the meadowlands in NJ and have absolutely no memory of an opening band. All I remember is standing in awe the whole show (7th row floor seats) and Eddie doing his half hour solo thing. I remember nothing else but bits and pieces. Drugs can be a bad thing.

[Carbuff]

Speaking of Craigslist, I had a friend who lost their tickets to a recent show that had gotten postponed and then through the transaction records the ticket agency reissued new tickets and electronically cancelled the old ones. My friend later found the originals that were no longer valid and would have shown up as invalid when they were scanned coming into the arena. But it got me to thinking how easy it would be for someone to do that and sell the real looking 'cancelled' tickets on craigslist or ebay.

Just a thought to be careful if anyone is buying secondhand tickets through these methods, especially expensive ones.

What I worry about is that you can automatically print your tickets online to avoid any shipping fees. Whats to stop someone from running that through the copier a few times and scamming away?

Also, do you think this thread will become the official show review thread for the tour?

[MBreinin]

I was in the 16th row, right next to Eddie. I paid the TicketMaster face value the second they went on sale. No hassles.

Mike

[skorb]

What I worry about is that you can automatically print your tickets online to avoid any shipping fees. Whats to stop someone from running that through the copier a few times and scamming away?

the bar code that is on the printout only allows one entry.

[Carbuff]

the bar code that is on the printout only allows one entry.

Yeah, thats the problem. You dont find out your ticket is no good until you show up for the show. By then the scammer is long gone.