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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- October

Event   City/Venue   Date
Taylor Swift Roger Centre/ Toronto 2-Oct & 3-Oct
Brantley Gilbert Opera House/Toronto 1-Oct & 2-Oct
Nick Jonas Phoenix Concert Theatre/Toronto 3-Oct
Shania Twain First Niagara Center/Buffalo 3-Oct
Lee Brice Seneca Niagara Casino/Niagara Falls 3-Oct
Madonna Air Canada Centre/Toronto 5-Oct & 6-Oct
Josh Groban Landmark Theatre/Syracuse 6-Oct
Josh Groban Shea’s Performaing Arts Center/Buffalo 7-Oct
Kristin Chenaweth Kodak Theatre on the Ridge/Rochester 9-Oct
Brian Wilson Seneca Allegany Casino/ Salamanca 10-Oct
Shania Twain Air Canada Centre/Toronto 11-Oct
Motley Crue First Niagara Center/Buffalo 14-Oct
Ricky Martin Air Canada Centre/Toronto 15-Oct
Micky Dolenz Seneca Niagara Casino/Niagara Falls 15-Oct
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes Seneca Niagara Casino/Niagara Falls 16-Oct
Tony Bennett Fallview Casino/Niagara Falls 15-Oct & 16-Oct
Kip Moore Danforth Music Hall/Toronto 17-Oct
Meryl Streep Koerner Hall/Toronto 17-Oct
The Who Air Canada Centre/Toronto 19-Oct & 1-Dec
Ringo Starr Massey Hall/Toronto 20-Oct
Mayday Parade Town Ballroom/Buffalo 21-Oct
Darius Rucker War Memorial at OnCenter/Syracuse 22-Oct
Zedd Ricoh Coliseum/Toronto 24-Oct
Craig Ferguson Seneca Niagara Casino/Niagara Falls 24-Oct
Joel McHale Fallview Casino/Niagara Falls 24-Oct
Yellowcard Danforth Music Hall/Toronto 25-Oct
The Lovin’ Spoonful Seneca Niagara Casino/Niagara Falls 30-Oct
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