| Have you ever asked someone how they got
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| | come up, but expect to pay a fee to join.
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| their tickets? This article reveals the
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| | Once you join their fan club, they will
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| different methods on finding out when
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| | usually email concert updates along with
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| events go on sale, how fans get tickets
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| | passwords to buy tickets. Limited
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| to sold out shows, and how fans get
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| | tickets are released during these
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| upfront tickets to their favorite shows.
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| | presales so make sure that your ready to
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| As a ticket broker, I've had tons of
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| | buy at the onset of the presale.
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| people ask me, "How do you get your
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| | Personally, I have been successful at
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| tickets?", and a few years ago I would be
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| | some presales, but I have come up empty
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| reluctant to reveal my sources. Since
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| | during most of them. It has been
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| the evolution of the internet and the
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| | suggested that fee based fan clubs are
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| fierce competition that it has brought
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| | just another money making scheme in the
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| on, I find it better to inform people on
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| | ticket industry, and again from my
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| some tricks on just how to get valuable,
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| | experience, I would agree.
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| upfront seating. First, I will start
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| | Another primary way of obtaining tickets,
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| with ticket onsales. You must know when
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| | especially to your favorite sports team,
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| a show is going onsale before you can
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| | is to get season tickets. Depending on
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| even have a chance at obtaining good
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| | the sport this method can get pretty
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| tickets. Ticketmaster is probably the
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| | expensive. For example, the Chicago Cubs
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| largest primary ticket seller to most
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| | offer different season ticket plans, and
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| events and you'll want to get updates
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| | generally the larger the ticket plan, the
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| from this company. There are two methods
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| | better your seats will be. Again, this
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| to get these updates. The first is that
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| | method can get pricey.
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| you can simply log on to their website
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| | If you've tried all of the methods above
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| and sign up to get upcoming events
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| | but have come up short, than your next
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| emailed to you. The second is that since
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| | option would be the secondary market.
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| most onsales occur on Saturday mornings,
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| | Ebay, Stubhub, and TicketAmerica are just
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| you can check their homepage every Friday
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| | to name a few. I won't go into Ebay that
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| for any information pertaining. Another
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| | much, but I will simply say that tickets
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| recent source of onsale information,
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| | go to the highest bidder. Stubhub on the
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| comes from Livenation. Like
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| | other hand likes to portray itself as
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| ticketmaster, they have become a primary
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| | "Fans selling unused tickets to other
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| seller of tickets in which they also
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| | fans", which is only somewhat true. Sure
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| feature a newsletter that fans can sign
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| | there are fans selling tickets that they
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| up for as well.
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| | cannot use, but there are a lot of ticket
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| Now that you know when tickets are going
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| | brokers and ticket resellers that list on
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| onsale, it's time for the hard part,
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| | Stubhub. I have been listing my tickets
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| getting good tickets or getting any
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| | on Stubhub for almost three years.
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| tickets for that matter. The Neanderthal
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| | Furthermore Stubhub marks up each ticket
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| days of going to a ticketmaster outlet
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| | 30 percent, 15 charged to the seller and
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| and getting tickets is almost all but
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| | 15 charged to the buyer. When brokers
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| over. For example, in the city of my
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| | put there tickets on Stubhub, a common
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| hometown, Chicago, ticketmaster outlets
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| | practice will be for the broker to price
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| are located at places such as Carson
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| | his tickets higher on Stubhub, than his
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| Pirie Scott, and a few remaining record
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| | own website to make up for the
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| stores. When you go there on Saturday
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| | difference. Going through a ticket
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| morning to buy tickets they will always
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| | broker such as TicketAmerica is another
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| throw a lottery, usually by a security
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| | option. As with most ticket brokers,
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| guard. Whoever wins the lottery is the
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| | this company is linked to various other
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| first person to buy tickets, and every
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| | ticket brokers. This is why you will see
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| number after the winning one lines up in
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| | their ticket inventory posted on several
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| order. Now if you think your going to
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| | other ticket websites. Going through
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| have a chance at winning the lottery,
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| | ticket brokers can be pricey, but it
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| think again. Most of the ticketmaster
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| | saves a heck of a lot of time and
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| machines are paid off, usually by a
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| | aggravation.
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| ticket broker or other reseller of
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| | The internet has really changed the
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| tickets. Please don't get too upset at
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| | ticket industry, and it can seem like an
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| this fact, I'm just trying to be
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| | endless maze trying to obtain your
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| informative. Remember, our current
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| | favorite tickets. Hopefully this article
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| President was elected this way as well.
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| | can shed some light and get you in the
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| Anyway, due to all of the internet
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| | front row!
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| presales I no longer use this method in
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| | Gary Ketchum
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| that good tickets rarely come up.
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| | CEO TicketAmerica
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| Internet presales and fan clubs are also
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| | Gary Ketchum is the CEO of TicketAmerica
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| able methods of obtaining tickets as
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| | which has provided hundreds of thousands
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| well. Usually with a presale, you have
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| | of event tickets to satisfied customers
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| to join your favorite performer's fan
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| | since 1998 @
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| club. You can do this by typing your
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| | Click on the TicketAmerica Blog link in
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| band's name followed by "fan club", into
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| | the upper right hand corner at to learn
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| google. By now most performers have a
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| | about more ticket news.
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| fan club, so a successful search should
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