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Common secondary ticket market misconceptions – Paul McCartney tickets- Buffalo, NY

Paul McCartney Buffalo Tickets

There are so many misconceptions regarding the secondary ticket business. Let me address a few of the common misconceptions.

1. How many tix do you think ticket brokers purchased for the Paul McCartney concert? Answer: Less than 400 tix!
2. Why were tickets listed for sale prior to the pre-sale on broker websites? Answer: Brokers taking a calculated risk and entering speculative tix. (VIPTIX does not play that game)
3. We got shut out at the box office because of ticket brokers and bots! Answer: True there are ticket brokers that use bots (VIPTIX does not) but the harsh reality is demand far
exceeds supply and it is especially true for this mega Paul McCartney show! Again, a very good estimate is that less than 400 or approx. 2% of the tix were bought by ticket brokers.
4. How can sites like VIPTIX.com or Stubhub offer so many tix to a sold-out concert? Answer: The average fan/ ticketholder now has an efficient means to resell their unwanted event tix. Again, sites such as VIPTIX.com and Stubhub link and provide a service for buyers and sellers.
5. Are Brokers bad for the industry? Answer: In my opinion, ticket brokers provide a much needed service in the industry. In the old days, once an event was sold-out there was no secondary market where the average fan could safely buy or sell tix. During my days in the Prime Seats Aud box office, I would field calls of clients looking to buy and sell event tix. I would exchange phone numbers of buyers and sellers. That was our Ah-ha moment and in 1993, that’s how we got our start in the business. Today, the process is so much more efficient and in my opinion, everybody wins.
6. Ticket brokers control the secondary market prices! Answer: Huge misconception! It’s Economics 101- supply and demand. There are many events on VIPTIX.com right now where our clients can buy tix for less than the face-value price offered at the box office. One great example is the One Direction concert next week at Ralph Wilson Stadium. Any Bills or Sabres season ticket holder can attest to how difficult it was to even give tix away the last few seasons.

Nick Giammusso
President & CEO
VIPTIX.com
505 Main St
Buffalo, NY 14203
nick@viptix.com

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WNY Area Events- August

Event   City/Venue   Date
REO Speedwagon CMAC/Canandaigua 13-Aug
Jason Aldean Darien Lake/Darien 13-Aug
O.A.R. F. Shed at the Market/Syrcause 13-Aug
Joan Jett Seneca Allegany Casino/Salamanca 14-Aug
Santana CMAC/Canandaigua 15-Aug
Zac Brown Band Darien Lake/Darien 16-Aug
Chris Brown Darien Lake/Darien 19-Aug
ZZ Top Fallsview Casino/Niagara Falls 20-Aug
One Direction Rogers Centre/ Toronto 20-Aug
Doobie Brothers CMAC/Canandaigua 21-Aug
Darius Rucker Darien Lake/Darien 21-Aug
Motley Crue Air Canada Centre/Toronto 22-Aug
Fifth Harmony Shea’s Performaing Arts Center/Buffalo 23-Aug
5 Seconds of Summer Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 25-Aug
Van Halen Darien Lake/Darien 25-Aug
Lenny Kravitz Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 26-Aug
Kevin Hart War Memorial at OnCenter 26-Aug
Eric Church State Fair/Syracuse 27-Aug
Rascal Flatts Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 27-Aug
Montgomery Gentry Seneca Allegany Casino/Salamanca 28-Aug
Paul Rogers Fallsview Casino/Niagara Falls 28-Aug & 29-Aug
Chicago/Earth, Wind, and Fire Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 28-Aug
Jim Gaffigan State Fair/Syracuse 28-Aug
Rascal Flatts Darien Lake/Darien 29-Aug
Idina Menzal CMAC/Canandaigua 30-Aug
Hank Williams Jr. State Fair/Syracuse 30-Aug
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