I know you are, but what am I? The return of Pee Wee Herman - Page 7

Ghoulish Delight · 10-07-2009, 03:33 PM

They fvcking charged you?!?!

katiesue · 10-07-2009, 03:34 PM

yes - $4.50 cancellation fee on the first set of tickets. Then their usual fees on the re-booking.

Ghoulish Delight · 10-07-2009, 03:39 PM

That's bloody extortion.

katiesue · 10-07-2009, 03:40 PM

Totally - not to mention two plus hours entirely wasted on trying to reach them in the first place.

Ghoulish Delight · 10-07-2009, 03:42 PM

Special place in hell.

ETA: Seriously, in your shoes this is the point I'd start contacting media outlets. Fine, ticketmaster charges for their services. Fine, they charge a lot for their services. But to charge YOU because the venue changed? Now they've created a model where they can drum up some profit by occasionally getting acts to switch venue. They make service charge + cancellation for anyone who cancels, service charge+cancellation+2nd service charge for anyone who exchanges. That's a massive ripoff, I can't believe they get away with it.

Snowflake · 10-07-2009, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Special place in hell.

ETA: Seriously, in your shoes this is the point I'd start contacting media outlets. Fine, ticketmaster charges for their services. Fine, they charge a lot for their services. But to charge YOU because the venue changed? Now they've created a model where they can drum up some profit by occasionally getting acts to switch venue. They make service charge + cancellation for anyone who cancels, service charge+cancellation+2nd service charge for anyone who exchanges. That's a massive ripoff, I can't believe they get away with it.

The local ABC affiliate in the Bay Area has a "7 on your side" consumer complaint line, this is totally worth talking to the media about. The reporter/advocate attempts to fix the ripoff for the consumer and causes bad press for the bad merchant/service provider. Do any of the LA/San Diego stations have such a thing. How about the LA Times?

I'm with GD on this, not only a massive ripoff, but a perfect model to continue to do the same, now that they've done it to you, once.

mousepod · 10-07-2009, 03:56 PM

800+ tickets to 32 "cancelled" shows...

katiesue · 10-07-2009, 04:03 PM

Hmm how are they going to work this out?

Quote:

In a statement, Reubens said: "To the fans who already bought tickets, I apologize for the inconvenience of the venue and date changes and am arranging for you to come backstage and say hello!"

here

And if you read the comments a ton of people took forever to get through and it looks like a lot of them were told nothing was avaliable.

innerSpaceman · 10-07-2009, 04:42 PM

Well, not only am I not bothering ... having read here that there might be a cancellation charge, I think I'll simply dispute the charge with my credit card company.

Ghoulish Delight · 10-07-2009, 04:45 PM

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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	yes - $4.50 cancellation fee on the first set of tickets. Then their usual fees on the re-booking. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	That's bloody extortion. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Totally - not to mention two plus hours entirely wasted on trying to reach them in the first place. __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Special place in hell. ETA: Seriously, in your shoes this is the point I'd start contacting media outlets. Fine, ticketmaster charges for their services. Fine, they charge a lot for their services. But to charge YOU because the venue changed? Now they've created a model where they can drum up some profit by occasionally getting acts to switch venue. They make service charge + cancellation for anyone who cancels, service charge+cancellation+2nd service charge for anyone who exchanges. That's a massive ripoff, I can't believe they get away with it. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	800+ tickets to 32 "cancelled" shows... __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Well, not only am I not bothering ... having read here that there might be a cancellation charge, I think I'll simply dispute the charge with my credit card company.
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