WOW, I had no idea it was that bad
RickB9 | 10/03/09
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Actually, worse ...
nottheusual1 | 10/05/09
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This is exactly why monopolies are bad.,,,
Basic Logic | 10/03/09
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Same here...
TucsonGuy | 10/03/09
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Charging to print your own tickets...
foremski | 10/03/09
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Even if regular priced ticket's aren't available
jctcom | 10/05/09
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Shipping
ferricoxide | 10/05/09
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Same ol'
johnfenjackson@... | 10/04/09
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Mastercard and Visa...
foremski | 10/04/09
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Liability
ferricoxide | 10/05/09
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Best to leave Visa out of this discussion
NEJim | 10/05/09
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Competion with Visa/MC
owner@... | 10/05/09
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Not sure this is really news
bobtran | 10/04/09
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ann another coloradian being ticketraped....
ivanotter | 10/07/09
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It may be a steep price - but it's not a tax.
CobraA1 | 10/04/09
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You are right...
foremski | 10/04/09
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It's more like emotionally charged language.
CobraA1 | 10/04/09
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Maybe, but it is accurate
rickmstern | 10/05/09
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I read "tax" as intended by the author...
jhughs | 10/05/09
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Red Herring
portetl | 10/05/09
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re: red Herring
owner@... | 10/05/09
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Not only clear, but accurate.
Dr. John | 10/05/09
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the meaning is clear ...
jongunn@... | 10/05/09
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re: You are right
owner@... | 10/05/09
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What a load of BS !!
Stan57 | 10/08/09
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Taxes may be good. These charges are not.
rarsa | 10/08/09
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Actually, No
ferricoxide | 10/05/09
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Try a better instructor
lobert | 10/05/09
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Sheep
agrussner | 10/05/09
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They just don't get it...(sigh)
slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 10/05/09
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You too are misinformed
Dr. John | 10/05/09
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Quite eloquently put
jongunn@... | 10/05/09
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What?
Eleutherios | 10/05/09
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Wrong...
ivanotter | 10/07/09
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Agreed
Mark Zivin | 10/05/09
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You too.
Dr. John | 10/05/09
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Very True
jmgroft@... | 10/06/09
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It is a tax
Dr. John | 10/05/09
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agreed
jongunn@... | 10/05/09
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The Term "Tax" predates Government
Reality Bites | 10/05/09
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Tax - it is an old usage, but it is correct
barewd | 10/06/09
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Perhaps if you explained how TicketMaster could provide services for free?
Vesicant | 10/04/09
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No one said...
seal@... | 10/05/09
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Perhaps if you explained how TicketMaster could provide services for free?
phleroy | 10/05/09
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Not Free At Door
ferricoxide | 10/05/09
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Is it cheaper to pay people in booths handing out hundreds of tickets each
invmgr@... | 10/05/09
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My apologies, that is $5.90 convenience $5.40 hidden.
invmgr@... | 10/05/09
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....that comes out to $515,000
sfaid | 10/05/09
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Do The Arithmetic
Cardhu | 10/05/09
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can't "take our business elsewhere"
mxevans | 10/06/09
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How about an example of a venue that handles their own?
jvitous | 10/05/09
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Columbus symphony does their own tickets..
frank@... | 10/07/09
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I wont get too worked up over your post
jongunn@... | 10/05/09
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The cost to TicketMaster is not the issue
mxevans | 10/06/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
carold@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
schapman@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
Mythos7 | 10/05/09
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Oops
Mythos7 | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
cornelius.edward@... | 10/05/09
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Shopping in person is not always an option
Tank252ca | 10/05/09
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what about venues that use Ticketmaster
bobzaguy | 10/05/09
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Shopping In Person NOT an option!
cjhanlon@... | 10/09/09
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I said no to Ticketbastard years ago
tikigawd | 10/05/09
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saying NO
meanoldmom | 10/05/09
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It might depend
tikigawd | 10/06/09
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Just Say No....
owner@... | 10/05/09
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I think it's a combined effort
tikigawd | 10/06/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
barcodeuk | 10/05/09
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It's nothing more than Scalping!
bws605 | 10/05/09
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re:It's nothing more than Scalping!
owner@... | 10/05/09
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This reminds me
jongunn@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
susieboomer | 10/05/09
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maybe, but not to the shows we want to see
TechTeach_z | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
BillyRave | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
sing4you | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
TAPhilo | 10/05/09
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This will end up in court sooner or later.
invmgr@... | 10/05/09
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The reign of evil
charley cross | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
rpearson62@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
sanderson@... | 10/05/09
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Pearl Jam
homant@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
mlmccauley | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
igam | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
tbourke3@... | 10/05/09
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The problem with your rant
balsover | 10/05/09
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Hold on...
ZeroSignal | 10/05/09
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Sneaky...
TLI | 10/05/09
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The problem with your problem
dustyphoto@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
mlees123 | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
drbruce2@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
paul.oconnor@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
cygnus2112@... | 10/05/09
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Why do you think they call themselves TicketMASTER, slave?
DamnCat | 10/05/09
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I just won't buy tickets on Ticketmaster
HardShell54 | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
jjbtech | 10/05/09
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RE: Agreed.. but a trip to the Box Office is usually a cheaper option.
jjbtech | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
mbroadh2o | 10/05/09
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Oh gee.. ya think?
mhbowman@... | 10/05/09
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Not only the consumer is getting jacked.
richard233 | 10/05/09
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So I just don't get to go see....
jctcom | 10/05/09
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your attitude is PRECISELY why things are the way they are
jmelnik | 10/05/09
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Actually I am in Canada so
jctcom | 10/05/09
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No wonder you kept the queen
jongunn@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
aloisonline@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
tarabonner | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
hipposelect | 10/05/09
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Organized Crime: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture
mbroadh2o | 10/05/09
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Musicians please boycott Ticketmaster!!!
jctcom | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
jrm701@... | 10/05/09
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harms society?
bobzaguy | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
camper@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
jbfleischauer@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
drbruce2@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
mbroadh2o | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it
Woodlands | 10/05/09
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TM cost
meanoldmom | 10/05/09
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Legal Mugging
ferricoxide | 10/05/09
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I normally side with business, but this is nuts!!!
MichaelWells | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
EllenRChance | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
donrull | 10/05/09
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Most banks provides similar services for free
ianalyzrisq@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
swcook6 | 10/05/09
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I don't reward greed (from anyone, not just TicketMaster)
Sheldon@... | 10/05/09
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Ticketmaster has been a rip off since inception
ca1ic0cat | 10/05/09
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Open APIs and Payment Options Should Rule
John Westra | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
mflanery | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
rrrowell | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
tbanks204 | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
fspevak@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
tobiasbeckwith | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
shanparker | 10/05/09
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Oh Boo Hoo
MrLucasBrice | 10/05/09
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direct purchase
meanoldmom | 10/05/09
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Re: Oh Boo Hoo - You've Missed the Point
brose@... | 10/05/09
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Your uninformed defense of the price gouging
WAB6 | 10/05/09
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RE - Oh Boo Hoo - Buy tix at venue "weenie"
cjhanlon@... | 10/09/09
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We are the problem!!
wrbirp | 10/05/09
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isn't a monopoly a monopoly?
jmelnik | 10/05/09
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monopoly? maybe cartel.
DaemonSlayer | 10/07/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
WAB6 | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
shgoldenpe@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
gbohrn | 10/05/09
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Where on earth were all of when ...
brose@... | 10/05/09
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Ever hear of Pearl Jam?
dmills59 | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
equiners | 10/05/09
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Here's a good idea...
BigStrat | 10/05/09
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Zepplin? Elvis!
oldbaritone | 10/06/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
tj76@... | 10/05/09
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Lets Organize: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
mbroadh2o | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
wrightii@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
wrightii@... | 10/05/09
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Prices rise relative to demand
jpmorgenthal | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
jongunn@... | 10/05/09
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It's daylight robbery. Somebody take ticketmaster to court
james.faction | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it
Masari.Jones | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
pedroagalvez@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
david-burgess | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
1dedkitty@... | 10/05/09
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Hey, Rumpelstiltskin!
economy1 | 10/05/09
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Pirates of the Ticketing: Awful extra charges.
javier.andres.lopez | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
ParkRat | 10/05/09
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Good Information
Bob C User | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
oligodude@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
len@... | 10/05/09
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Good Point
Bob C User | 10/05/09
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Waste of time...
thebrenthaines@... | 10/05/09
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As were your comments ...
Bob C User | 10/05/09
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You miss the point
wrbirp | 10/05/09
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wrong
DaemonSlayer | 10/07/09
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Even another Ticketmaster rip-off...
BigStrat | 10/05/09
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Sometimes there are alternatives
howiew@... | 10/05/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
schierer@... | 10/05/09
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Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
billfranke@... | 10/05/09
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Well Spoken
wrbirp | 10/05/09
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Confused?
Bob C User | 10/06/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
lindak94546@... | 10/05/09
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Stop buying tickets from Ticketmaster! I did!
8string | 10/05/09
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And..
woofa | 10/05/09
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Pearl Jam
oldbaritone | 10/06/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
junemarkham@... | 10/06/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
junemarkham@... | 10/06/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
bjblackmore | 10/06/09
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Scalping is scalping
oldbaritone | 10/06/09
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This is free enterprise
Altotus | 10/07/09
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Done!!
sheevalazar | 10/06/09
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So don't buy!
Hans Schmidt | 10/06/09
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Scalping????
hanamc@... | 10/06/09
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re: Scalping????
brose@... | 10/06/09
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Ticketmaster has been rigging the system
mustangj36@... | 10/06/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
wcruickshank@... | 10/06/09
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Ticketmaster's outrageous extortion of society
djchandler | 10/06/09
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Free enterprise at its finast
Altotus | 10/07/09
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You think its just tickets?
Altotus | 10/07/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
ivanotter | 10/07/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
danny.sulkin@... | 10/07/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
John13busa | 10/07/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
Rwool | 10/07/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
frank@... | 10/07/09
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When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
brambeus | 10/07/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
cjhanlon@... | 10/09/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
maximillion_eldorado@... | 10/09/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
dobberdobber | 10/09/09
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RE: When web services go bad: Ticketmaster's outrageous tax on culture - it harms society
mark.holman@... | 10/11/09
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