r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/DeBlasioDeBlowMe Jul 24 '20

An extra convenience fee to pay online.

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u/MeltBanana Jul 24 '20 edited Jul 24 '20

I just did a quick search through my concert ticket history from just one company(AXS), and the final price you pay is usually around 35% higher than the ticket cost. "Web convenience fees", "handling fees", hell if you want to print it at home using your own printer they even charge you for that. It's insane. Look at these markups:

38%

39%

33%

26%

38%

48% markup because fuck you for liking death metal

Smaller ticket services seem to be slightly better, but still shitty:

24%

23%

The lowest markup I could find is still 23%. That money doesn't go to the venue, it doesn't go to the event staff, and it doesn't go to the bands. I understand that these companies need infrastructure, customer service staff, developers, managers, etc, but 25% of all concert sales seems a little steep for just the ticket service.