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Denise of Robbinsville, NJ February 4, 2009

Denise of Robbinsville NJ (02/04/09)
Springsteen tix go on sale this past Monday at 9:00 - I log in at 9:00 exactly - it ut me in que - says it takes 5 minutes - then it's 15 minutes - then 30 then 8 then (20 minutes later) it bumps me out...I try again and it gives me 5 minutes then tells me there are no available tickets but I can ourcahse tickets through their borker Ticketnow (I ticketmaster company) - and the tickets are 5 X the price and in come cases 10 X the price.!! This is a total confict of interest and reeks of scam!!!

I now have to purchase tickets through Ebay, Craigs list or a scalper - it will cost me much more than it would have bee to get tickets the legitimate way - there shuld be a class action on this!!

Michelle of Newton, NJ February 4, 2009

Michelle of Newton NJ (02/04/09)
On Monday morning I was on the Ticketmaster website trying to purchase tickets for Bruce Springsteen at the IZOD center on 5/21/09. I was on the site and prepared 15 min. before tickets went on sale. At 9 am I hit the refresh button and attempted to begin my transaction. I requested 2 Best Available tickets. I waited for over 20 minutes, and then received the message that no tickets were available. Yet next to that message was an ad from Tickets Now (a Ticketmaster company), a resale website which is basically sanctioned ticket scalping. I would like to know how I was unable to get tickets by following the rules, but ticket scalpers were not only able to get them right away, but even had time to list them for 400 to 800 by 9:20 am. This is outrageous and very unfair to the hard working fans who are trying to get tickets at cost.

I should not have to spend 400 to 800 for tickets with a face value of 100 to see Bruce Springsteen. I really want to know what time those tickets were listed on TicketsNow.com and how those people obtained them. If listings were sent to TicketsNow.com before 9am, it will further show what a fraud Ticketmaster is.

Dawn of Essex, MD February 4, 2009

Dawn of Essex MD (02/04/09)
I was also trying to purchase Bruce Springsteen tickets on Feb. 2 for the Washington DC show at exactly 10am on Feb. 2 and was sent directly to their high priced Tickets Now screen.

I was not able to purchase tickets to the show. Not paying 700 a piece for a ticket when I could have gotten them for 98 each. WHAT A RIP OFF!

Louis of Kendall Parl, NJ February 4, 2009

Louis of Kendall Parl NJ (02/04/09)
2/1/2009 - I accessed the Ticketmaster system at exactly 9:00 Am for Springsteen tickets only to have the wait time fluctuate between 4 min and 15 minutes, after about 20 minutes the site located tickets in the furthest section 18th row. I went onto other sites such as Ticketnow, ebay, etc. to find that plenty of tickets were already being offered at a premium. I did a second search for ticket and the system came back with an error message that it was down for maintenance, this happened after waiting 10 minutes. I also spoke to 2 friends who were expirencing the same problem, this was not an isolated incident.

Christine of River Vale, NJ February 4, 2009

Christine of River Vale NJ (02/04/09)
I attempted to purchase Springsteen tickets when they went on sale, and continued to recieve error messages that the server was down. I was redirected to their sister site (ticketsnow) 10 times or to purchase over priced tickets . I knew this was a scam but continued to try for 2 hours. I am a huge fan and just wanted to see the show!!! Typical that another company takes advantage of the average middle class American.

I cannot afford to see this show at 400 dollars a ticket !!

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