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BlizzCon 2019 Ticket Reselling through AXS

criado 09/5/2019 em 16:45 por Archimtiros

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Comentado por Furydeath people already paying $1000 for the portal pass on ebay so. Comentado por dokeefe1986 *@+# AXS. Money grubbers. Jesus. Comentado por Archimtiros people already paying $1000 for the portal pass on ebay so.

Listing and selling are two different things, but regardless, the point laid out in the article is more the fact that while AXS allows official resale of tickets both safely and anonymously (not to mention legally for more than the original price though few care about that) without the risk of a seller not getting their money or a buyer not getting their ticket & goodies, it comes at the cost of not-insignificant fees. A 5% surcharge to cover operating costs is expected for most ticket distributors, but an extra 30% is not insubstantial, especially on an already expensive item. Comentado por angeleyed I don\u2019t approve of this. Tickets should be sold through battlenet and no reselling allowed. If you change your mind just ask for a refund from blizz. Comentado por Furydeath I don\u2019t approve of this. Tickets should be sold through battlenet and no reselling allowed. If you change your mind just ask for a refund from blizz.\r
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Or if you can't make it due events you can resell then for what you paid for Comentado por NeroRain It's authorized scalping with Axs taking a second cut of the money. Call it what it is. Comentado por Baneleaf So this just destroyed several aspects of the blizzcon tickets. First, lets say you have expendable income and spare time so you buy a half dozen tickets and resell them at a slight increase which pays for your ticket. That is just smart business sense. Now you have to charge 30% more for said ticket which makes the price higher or eats into your profits. Second, lets say you buy tickets for several friends because they do not have a chance to buy them. You have no intention of selling them for more, you just buy them and your friends pay you back, now those tickets cost 30% more for the second owners because of the fees. Now, in the past you could do both of these systems with no issue what so ever. Now a company that no one likes is making a huge profit off of the transaction after already tacking 3-5% onto the initial purchase. I see Blizzcon becoming a ghost town very soon. It is also funny that none of this was announced early and is only now being discovered after the fact. Comentado por Uchur I don\u2019t approve of this. Tickets should be sold through battlenet and no reselling allowed. If you change your mind just ask for a refund from blizz.\r
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Or if you can't make it due events you can resell then for what you paid for\r
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I feel that it's the most fair solution. Comentado por adam6961 So this just destroyed several aspects of the blizzcon tickets. First, lets say you have expendable income and spare time so you buy a half dozen tickets and resell them at a slight increase which pays for your ticket. That is just smart business sense. Now you have to charge 30% more for said ticket which makes the price higher or eats into your profits. Second, lets say you buy tickets for several friends because they do not have a chance to buy them. You have no intention of selling them for more, you just buy them and your friends pay you back, now those tickets cost 30% more for the second owners because of the fees. Now, in the past you could do both of these systems with no issue what so ever. Now a company that no one likes is making a huge profit off of the transaction after already tacking 3-5% onto the initial purchase. I see Blizzcon becoming a ghost town very soon. It is also funny that none of this was announced early and is only now being discovered after the fact.\r
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The 25% fee is added by AXS, the seller only pays 5%. So the seller only needs a slight markup to break even.\r
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If you are doing the friend thing, you can transfer tickets for free afaik. No reason to resell the ticket to your friend and incur additional fees.\r
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The fee does seem a bit extreme, but at least it's safer than buying from scalpers or scammers. The whole thing is official so you at least have peace of mind that your ticket will be valid and get you into BlizzCon.\r
Also bear in mind, this is all being done by AXS not Blizzard. AXS is just the ticket vendor that the convention center uses and changing venues isn't really an option at this point. I would imagine all this info was available for anyone using the app if they had thought to look or had prior experience with it. Comentado por Matrixwolf well a normal blizzcon ticket went for $1500 on ebay so prices will just rise when more people find out The Rolling stones are gonig to be the closing concert considering their nosebleed concerts are about $5000 Comentado por BenJudah Heck yeah. If a company can do this, let them do it. Nothing wrong with that. The only reason they are doing this is because they are allowed to. Stop blaming this company. The people buying these tickets are at fault. I bet you if no one showed up to Blizzcon this year, they wouldn't do this again. Comentado por Hezkezl To be clear, this type of convenience fee is quite common, expected, and should not evoke outrage\r
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No, that's where you're wrong. "Convenience fees" are a ripoff, and should evoke outrage. Ticketmaster is the worst offender of them, but that shouldn't give a free pass to everybody else in the world to charge a "convenience fee" to pad the cost for absolutely zero reason. Comentado por Archimtiros To be clear, this type of convenience fee is quite common, expected, and should not evoke outrage

No, that's where you're wrong. "Convenience fees" are a ripoff, and should evoke outrage. Ticketmaster is the worst offender of them, but that shouldn't give a free pass to everybody else in the world to charge a "convenience fee" to pad the cost for absolutely zero reason.

That's not really the point. Feel free to be upset about convenience fees (I also think they're stupid), but as far as the article is concerned, it's not the alarming part - it's an expected and standard business practice like tipping in lieu of wages, private prisons, non-universal healthcare, and any number of other things that shouldn't be yet are. The article isn't saying you shouldn't be upset about it, but it shouldn't be the upsetting part of the article, it's simply relevant to the following points. Comentado por Thermight Blizzcon is dead. Nobody needs you. The internet has all the news in 10 seconds anyway. Comentado por deathslover theres plenty of vids on youtube saying why you shouldnt use that app (AXS) cause it basicly scrapes all the data off your phone and you have no choice where that data goes. Comentado por feffe79 Convenience fees are bull^&*!. What convenience? Me doing everything myself and for that i get to pay an extra fee. Comentado por Spunkii12 big oof. Comentado por Archimtiros Convenience fees are bull^&*!. What convenience? Me doing everything myself and for that i get to pay an extra fee.

Strictly speaking the "convenience" is the use of their services, such as:

They guarantee refunds if the event is cancelled (not really an issue for a company as large and well established as Blizzard, but can be for smaller venues\/events).
Use of their software\/app\/whatever to safeguard your ticket (one of the reasons for using AXS in the first place is it's much more secure).
The ability to buy, sell, and transfer tickets securely without the risk of scamming (always a danger with personal reselling, or "scalping").

Now we could argue over how convenient those things actually are, and whether or not they're worth the additional fee, but that's another conversation entirely. Personally, I think a 3-5% fee is acceptable - they're a business providing a service. What I take issue with is the 30% reselling fee.

For me, that's the root of the problem with "convenience fees". Like tipping, it has a legitimate and practical purpose - the problem is that they're all too easily taken advantage of and turned into gouging, with heinous "convenience" fees well beyond what's reasonable, similar to failing to pay a living wage because "tips are expected". Comentado por Zampster Oh C'mon. Blizzard is just ensuring that everyone at the convention is safe and sound thanks to AXS sharing all your phonedata and internet history with NSA.
Better not have googled "lyrics to Let the Bodies hit the floor" or "How to build a bomb with a can of Dew and a pocketful of Mentos"

Redditor DeathKoil wrote:

I found in about 30 minutes of searching that the app scrapes off a ton of data from your phone, including your first and last name, precise location (as determined by GPS, WiFi, and other means), how often the app is used, what content is viewed using the app, which ads are clicked, what purchases are made (and not made), a user\u2019s personal advertising identifier, IP address, operating system, device make and model, billing address, credit card number, security code, mailing address, phone number, and email address. Comentado por DONalex I dont get what is the problem with people that are trying to make money?\r
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The fault is on those who help them evolve and use the services.

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