Jersey Boys Ticket Scalping? Not Really

[champion6]

There was a recent thread about the difficulty in getting tickets for Jersey Boys at The Sharon. Many accusations, assumptions, finger pointing and "solutions."

Today's Daily Sun reported on the matter. It includes a response from Brian Russo, director of entertainment.

Keep safety in mind when buying tickets | In Today's Daily Sun | thevillagesdailysun.com (http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/news/in_todays_daily_sun/keep-safety-in-mind-when-buying-tickets/article_49f9049e-349c-11e8-8c78-b3e0f706db4d.html)

[villagetinker]

I recently purchased tickets to Bill Engvall and as i was doing this I could see other seats being purchased, but these were 1 or 2 at a time. I was able to get the tickets I wanted.

[EdFNJ]

Sorry, disagree with the article. Yea, there were "seats" available for hours, but the vast majority of the seats were gone in minutes and there were plenty available elsewhere quite quickly. What was left "for hours" were bits and pieces (mostly singles or horrible locations). There were 2 single seats available 4 days later so technically "seats were available for DAYS." LOL.

The only way to give residents a "fair chance" over outsiders is to sell Village residents (with their ID numbers) for the first 24 (or whatever) hours then open it up to the general public. We should be entitled to that. If the show was that much in demand it will still sell out after we get first dibs. That should apply to ANY event open to the general public that requires reserved seats. It still won't solve the problem 100% but will give residents a fighting chance.

[Kahuna32162]

Also sorry, I was online at 8:30a when the tickets went on sale, had NO problem getting 3rd row seats I wanted. Basic law of buying online....you snooze, you lose.i

[Mrs. Robinson]

Sorry, disagree with the article. Yea, there were "seats" available for hours, but the vast majority of the seats were gone in minutes and there were plenty available elsewhere quite quickly. What was left "for hours" were bits and pieces (mostly singles or horrible locations). There were 2 single seats available 4 days later so technically "seats were available for DAYS." LOL.

The only way to give residents a "fair chance" over outsiders is to sell Village residents (with their ID numbers) for the first 24 (or whatever) hours then open it up to the general public. We should be entitled to that. If the show was that much in demand it will still sell out after we get first dibs. That should apply to ANY event open to the general public that requires reserved seats. It still won't solve the problem 100% but will give residents a fighting chance.

I'm not saying it doesn't exist somewhere, but I know of nowhere in this country where a resident is given priority, for the purchase of tickets to a public concert, over a non-resident. I'm not speaking about an association-type community where the actual community's residents are responsible for the booking of some type of show, and the show is for the residents and their guests.

Why should any Villager feel "entitled" to these tickets before anyone else? This mystifies me that anyone would have this attitude!
Entitled? Oh, really???
The Sharon is a public theater and the tickets are for sale to anyone.

I find this thought of entitlement reprehensible!
The purchase of tickets at The Sharon is up for grabs -- to anyone, as it should be!
It's the old story . . . first come -- first served.

You want tickets? Then get your butt in line or get on your computer and quit complaining.
The early bird gets the worm; otherwise you are S.O.L.

[graciegirl]

I'm not saying it doesn't exist somewhere, but I know of nowhere in this country where a resident is given priority, for the purchase of tickets to a public concert, over a non-resident. I'm not speaking about an association-type community where the actual community's residents are responsible for the booking of some type of show, and the show is for the residents and their guests.

Why should any Villager feel "entitled" to these tickets before anyone else? This mystifies me that anyone would have this attitude!
Entitled? Oh, really???
The Sharon is a public theater and the tickets are for sale to anyone.

I find this thought of entitlement reprehensible!
The purchase of tickets at The Sharon is up for grabs -- to anyone, as it should be!
It's the old story . . . first come -- first served.

You want tickets? Then get your butt in line or get on your computer and quit complaining.
The early bird gets the worm; otherwise you are S.O.L.

You are right in my opinion. I think reprehensible may be a bit strong, but hey.

[spring_chicken]

The response from Mr. Russo was total BS. He has NO way of knowing how many tickets went to scalpers and it definitely was more than 10. One can find over 100 seats on scalper sites listed for top dollar.
He also states that scalpers didn't actually buy the tickets because their sites don't give seat numbers. BS again.
Mr. Russo lost all credibility with his statements.

[asianthree]

If you go to off site ticket sales you can buy at least 100 tickets at $300 to $500 each. Our friends needs one more ticket and 2 days after the sale it was correct there were 14 seats left when I looked again, all single seats.

[ColdNoMore]

The response from Mr. Russo was total BS. He has NO way of knowing how many tickets went to scalpers and it definitely was more than 10. One can find over 100 seats on scalper sites listed for top dollar.
He also states that scalpers didn't actually buy the tickets because their sites don't give seat numbers. BS again.
Mr. Russo lost all credibility with his statements.

Yep.

The article was simply fake news...to institute a CYA stance for the Developer.

A perfect 'Golden Rule' example.

The one about "they who control the gold......"

[EdFNJ]

I'm not saying it doesn't exist somewhere, but I know of nowhere in this country where a resident is given priority, for the purchase of tickets to a public concert, over a non-resident. I'm not speaking about an association-type community where the actual community's residents are responsible for the booking of some type of show, and the show is for the residents and their guests.

Why should any Villager feel "entitled" to these tickets before anyone else? This mystifies me that anyone would have this attitude!
Entitled? Oh, really???
The Sharon is a public theater and the tickets are for sale to anyone.

I find this thought of entitlement reprehensible!
The purchase of tickets at The Sharon is up for grabs -- to anyone, as it should be!
It's the old story . . . first come -- first served.

You want tickets? Then get your butt in line or get on your computer and quit complaining.
The early bird gets the worm; otherwise you are S.O.L.

What's with the weird font?

OH MY! Where have you gone Mrs Robinson? Reprehensible! WOW! Shame on me! I gotta go hide under my bed.

Maybe "entitled" was the wrong word although that is how I feel. We are not "entitled" any more than you are entitled to a Senior Discount at Dunkin Donuts or anywhere else. However as a courtesy to those who live here it would be just something "nice" to do for residents just like the resident discount they give on many other shows or those "senior citizen" discounts many places give. Are seniors ENTITLED to discounts? Why? Because we are old? No, it's just a courtesy.

One notable player is AMERICAN EXPRESS. If you are a card holder you get first dibs for up to a week on MANY shows & concerts. It's a "thank you" for supporting them. We used it many times in NY. Got early seats to a lots of concerts & shows before they go on sale to the public.

Just would be a "nice thing" to do? But "REPREHENSIBLE!" PUHLEESE! Lighten up a bit. I can name a lot of things that are truly "reprehensible" but this isn't a political forum and requesting early or first access to seats ain't one. GEEZ, people really get bent out of shape around here. LOL!

[Mrs. Robinson]

What's with the weird font?

OH MY! Where have you gone Mrs Robinson? Reprehensible! WOW! Shame on me! I gotta go hide under my bed.

Maybe "entitled" was the wrong word although that is how I feel. We are not "entitled" any more than you are entitled to a Senior Discount at Dunkin Donuts or anywhere else. However as a courtesy to those who live here it would be just something "nice" to do for residents just like the resident discount they give on many other shows or those "senior citizen" discounts many places give. Are seniors ENTITLED to discounts? Why? Because we are old? No, it's just a courtesy.

One notable player is AMERICAN EXPRESS. If you are a card holder you get first dibs for up to a week on MANY shows & concerts. It's a "thank you" for supporting them. We used it many times in NY. Got early seats to a lots of concerts & shows before they go on sale to the public.

Just would be a "nice thing" to do? But "REPREHENSIBLE!" PUHLEESE! Lighten up a bit. I can name a lot of things that are truly "reprehensible" but this isn't a political forum and requesting early or first access to seats ain't one. GEEZ, people really get bent out of shape around here. LOL!

Weird Font? I guess you don't get out very much. It's a standard font.

Perhaps "reprehensible" was used to mimic your use of "entitled," but you got my point.
Under the best of circumstances Villagers are not entitled to a break on availability or prices at The Sharon.
And you compare The Sharon to American Express giving freebies or exceptions? That is laughable!

I don't ever do Dunkin' Donuts so their discount isn't an issue for me.
Most places that offer a senior discount can also be found on the stock exchange and the last time I looked, The Sharon wasn't listed.
If you don't get the comparison, I will be happy to explain it to you.

And yes -- I find Villagers who feel entitled (to anything), are reprehensible. It's an attitude thing with which I choose not to identify -- never did and never will.

[SFSkol]

Yep, weird font (size). That I find diminishes the forceful intent of the poster, and makes reading comical.

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[ColdNoMore]

Why is it that some can post an attack on someone even accusing them of spreading BS....but if you call out the poster your post is deleted?

The rules say "no personal attacks."

Generic criticisms or of non-members...are not "personal."

[Mrs. Robinson]

Yep, weird font (size). That I find diminishes the forceful intent of the poster, and makes reading comical.

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I'm glad I made you laugh and will continue to do so.
Just think how much easier it is to read.:rolleyes:

BTW -- the font size is the same as yours!

[SFSkol]

Ahha! It appears that you are unaware of how your posts look to many of us. (See attachment.) It actually depends on your particular device and browser of choice settings. Check under default font formatting to correct.

My font size is considerably smaller than yours.

[Mleeja]

Not that I am agreeing with Ed, but he is correct that American Express has some deal where card holders can PURCHASE tickets to events before the tickets are available to the general public. I have seen Visa and MasterCard do the same thing. They get to do this because they are generally sponsors of the event or venue.

The Villages could probably do this for events at our venues by the use of a special website. But as soon as they do someone will be here crying and moaning about how The Villagers receive special treatment. It is a no win situation. So the tickets go on sale to all at the same time. If you want tickets to a popular show, you better be online when the tickets go on sale. No standing in line at a box office!

[capecoralbill]

Yes we should be given an advantage, if not, then we might as well live in stonecrest in a much nicer and larger house, for less money to boot.

[Kahuna32162]

OK, again, so I did a google search for Jersey Boys tickets at the Sharon and came up with 4 hits. Seatgeek, Cheaptickets, Bigstub and Ticketmate dot com. The only problem I saw is that all 4 sites were offering THE SAME tickets. Not entire sections, just a few here and there. Still not sure there is a massive conspiracy as others have suggested. BTW, single and other tickets are starting to show up on TOTV.

[ColdNoMore]

Ahha! It appears that you are unaware of how your posts look to many of us. (See attachment.) It actually depends on your particular device and browser of choice settings. Check under default font formatting to correct.

My font size is considerably smaller than yours.

Her font looks fine and like everyone else's to me, so you may be correct...and it depends on the device one is using.

[coffeebean]

Yes we should be given an advantage, if not, then we might as well live in stonecrest in a much nicer and larger house, for less money to boot.

Really? I don't think the lifestyle in Stonecrest can compare with what we are so lucky to experience here in TV.

[Dan9871]

Yep, weird font (size). That I find diminishes the forceful intent of the poster, and makes reading comical.

Does Size Matter? E-mail & Font Sizes - Net M@nners (https://www.netmanners.com/291/does-size-matter/)

The font is Comic Sans. You can read about it's history here:

Comic Sans - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans)

[SFSkol]

Originally Posted by SFSkol View Post
Yep, weird font (size). That I find diminishes the forceful intent of the poster, and makes reading comical.

Does Size Matter? E-mail & Font Sizes - Net M@nners


The font is Comic Sans...

Dan9871, someone that appreciates a comedic font pun.

[Mrs. Robinson]

Yes we should be given an advantage, if not, then we might as well live in stonecrest in a much nicer and larger house, for less money to boot.

Oh, let me think about that . . .

So, 125,000 residents of The Villages should be given an advantage for purchasing tickets to an event at The Sharon.
Really??!?

That would also mean that all restaurants here should give everyone a discount.
That all shoppes should give all residents a discount, too, eh?
That would hold true for all grocery stores, etc., I guess.
Shall I go on?

No one who lives in The Villages should ever feel entitled to anything that no other person should get.
This is a community, not a welfare town and The Sharon is privately owned.
What makes some people feel they deserve this kind of entitlement???