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Originally Posted by dontlookdown
Those are all verified resale tickets. They were purchased for face value $299 and people are re-selling them for whatever they think the market will bear.
If you're looking at tickets through the map, those are seats that have already been sold and are put back up for sale.
I think the face value for the Forum shows start at 69 and go up to 299.
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The "verified" high priced ones you are seeing on TM now are not "resale" tickets. They are what TM euphemistically calls "Official Platinum." TM is helping the artist and/or "event provider" scalp their own tickets. Here is how they explain it:
What are Official Platinum Seats?
Official Platinum Seats are premium tickets to concerts and other events made available by artists and event providers through Ticketmaster. They give fans fair and safe access to some of the best seats in the house.
Are Official Platinum Seats resale tickets?
No. Official Platinum Seats were not purchased initially and then posted for resale; they are being sold for the first time through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster's Official Platinum Seats program enables market-based pricing (adjusting prices according to supply and demand) for live event tickets, similar to how airline tickets and hotel rooms are sold. The goal is to give the most passionate fans fair and safe access to the best tickets, while enabling artists and other people involved in staging live events to price tickets closer to their true value.
What is the Current Price per ticket?
The price you pay is the original price of the ticket. Official Platinum Seats were not purchased initially and then posted for resale; they are being sold for the first time through Ticketmaster on behalf of the artist or event provider.
http://www.ticketmaster.com/h/platin...851.1524739879