tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post114354931609869903..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: TOUTING OUTSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1143728405994584622006-03-30T14:20:00.000+00:002006-03-30T14:20:00.000+00:00Why don't bands auction all their tickets for all ...<I>Why don't bands auction all their tickets for all their shows on ebay to the highest bidders- then only rich bastards like yourself can afford to go</I><BR/><BR/>Frankly, I'm surprised that doesn't happen already. And I'm not a 'rich bastard', just a realist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1143629913157487272006-03-29T10:58:00.000+00:002006-03-29T10:58:00.000+00:00Aaron, I've got an idea. Why don't bands auction a...Aaron, I've got an idea. Why don't bands auction all their tickets for all their shows on ebay to the highest bidders- then only rich bastards like yourself can afford to go. After all, it is just supply and demand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1143581693646568812006-03-28T21:34:00.000+00:002006-03-28T21:34:00.000+00:00I'm so sick of people complaining about people sel...I'm so sick of people complaining about people selling tickets on eBay. It's not illegal, it's just supply and demand, and that's all there is to it. I've been happy to pay over the odds for shows when I haven't been clued-in enough to buy tickets on time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1143554882212861932006-03-28T14:08:00.000+00:002006-03-28T14:08:00.000+00:00TBH, I normally don't bother with the Money sectio...TBH, I normally don't bother with the Money section of Grauniad online (haven't got any money to worry about managing :-) ), but this week's question (my friend's getting married in Barcelona and has asked me to be bridesmaid, but I'm skint and can't afford to go there or to the hen party in Dublin) caught my eye and then I saw this one about the tickets problem, so I thought I'd pass it on, as the "tickets all bought up by touts" issue is a perennial subject here.<BR/><BR/>Eleanor GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1143552627052983132006-03-28T13:30:00.000+00:002006-03-28T13:30:00.000+00:00The reply missing from the online edition is the K...The reply missing from the online edition is the Kaiser's manager's husband, offering the poor kids 2 tickets for the gig. Awww.<BR/><BR/>I only got around to reading the Money supplement today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com