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Re:Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster I... by iso1631 on Friday October 21, 2022 @01:58PM (#33291045)
If I wanted tickets to blink182 I'd DDG blink182, which obviously has blink182.com as the top result.

I'd then click "book tickets". That might be a link to ticketmaster, but it could be a link to seetickets or any other ticket system.

If blink182 used seetickets, and I wanted to go to their concert, even if I went to ticketmaster, once I found that I couldn't buy a ticket, I'd go elsewhere.

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Re:Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster I... by jandrese on Friday October 21, 2022 @02:04PM (#33291101)
If Blink182 used Seetickets they wouldn't be playing in any of those large venues and wouldn't be getting radio airtime plugging their tour.
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Re:Blink-182 Tickets Are So Expensive Because Ticketmaster I... by iso1631 on Friday October 21, 2022 @03:03PM (#33291823)
So the ticketmaster product is better for the customer (blink182), doesn't mean there's no competition.
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