Gold dust woman justifies the high price of a Fleetwood Mac Concert

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Originally Posted by camchristo

I'm ignorant of these things and you know a lot more about it than I. So, maybe you can help me out.

I think that the tickets on Ticketsnow are owned by Ticketmaster, as are their "Platinum" tickets in their Marketplace on their website. They try to sell them for a premium. And, whatever doesn't sell gets thrown back in at the last minute. Along with all the tickets being held back by the artist, venue, promoter, etc., that aren't needed.

I could be wrong, but it just seems too convenient to me. Also, how do the brokers consistently get tickets in the first five rows? And how does Ticketsnow have tickets listed in the first few rows for shows that aren't even on sale yet? Does TM have an arrangement with the brokers to sell to them first?

You're have it all correct except for the 'Platinum', a.k.a. 'Marketplace' seats. Those seats are actually owned privately and anyone can sell their own seats using the Marketplace.