Re:Android user locked out of Google after moving cities
by FireBeyond on Monday November 21, 2016 @04:29PM
(#13009382)
There was some drama last year with respect to the ticket sellers (StubHub, TicketMaster), and the NBA:
Before Kobe announced his retirement, a guy bought tickets to the last Lakers home game. They weren't doing very well, and it was against another low tier team, so tickets were cheap (~$100ea?). Months go by. Then Kobe announces his retirement, so this is going to be his last home game ever. Shocking - months after he's bought these tickets, he's contacted by the reseller saying "sorry, the original owner of the tickets said he listed them in error and they're no longer available to you. here's $50 and a refund"... until he kicked up a fuss on Twitter.
The other, more egregious?
Guy with Playoff tickets to the Warriors is told they're fraudulent by TM. He kicks up a fuss, because initially they say "oh, sorry, too bad, playoffs, sold out, etc". TM realizes he has 250K Twitter followers, and "hey, we got you tickets, we reached out to the Warriors and they helped out"... thinking this deserved a pat on the back for their awesome customer service.
Except - cue all the people who jumped on that to say "Guess those of us with non-stratospheric follower numbers are just getting your 'oops. refund + $50 to your next purchase' emails, and you're only reaching out to people who might damage your reputation..."
Before Kobe announced his retirement, a guy bought tickets to the last Lakers home game. They weren't doing very well, and it was against another low tier team, so tickets were cheap (~$100ea?). Months go by. Then Kobe announces his retirement, so this is going to be his last home game ever. Shocking - months after he's bought these tickets, he's contacted by the reseller saying "sorry, the original owner of the tickets said he listed them in error and they're no longer available to you. here's $50 and a refund"... until he kicked up a fuss on Twitter.
The other, more egregious?
Guy with Playoff tickets to the Warriors is told they're fraudulent by TM. He kicks up a fuss, because initially they say "oh, sorry, too bad, playoffs, sold out, etc". TM realizes he has 250K Twitter followers, and "hey, we got you tickets, we reached out to the Warriors and they helped out"... thinking this deserved a pat on the back for their awesome customer service.
Except - cue all the people who jumped on that to say "Guess those of us with non-stratospheric follower numbers are just getting your 'oops. refund + $50 to your next purchase' emails, and you're only reaching out to people who might damage your reputation..."