Comments on: Aaron Schock: Ticket scalper http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/05/30/aaron-schock-ticket-scalper/ News, politics and the media in the River City Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:49:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: bopeddy http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/05/30/aaron-schock-ticket-scalper/#comment-23860 bopeddy Fri, 09 Jun 2006 17:51:07 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/?p=6079#comment-23860 What's your point? "Scalpers" accumulate sports tickets, lets say for a big upcoming series, only to have both Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa sit injured for the game (happened a few years back). The scalpers took a bath on the cancelled Steroid Bowl, as they couldn't move the tickets at a premium. I'd rather pay a premium to avoid standing outside in the cold, or hitting redial for an hour, then talking to some moron in a call center in India trying to give them my credit card info. I work with my local scalper, and the cash stays in my community. As far as working on a slave ship like McDonald's, I have even more respect for A.S. than ever before. Sharp Guy. As far as morality is concerened, I don't think it even made the top 10, nor the top 100 edicts of morality. Sounds like you prefer Affirmative Action for tickets? Nice try to slam A.S., though. Try Again. What’s your point? “Scalpers” accumulate sports tickets, lets say for a big upcoming series, only to have both Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa sit injured for the game (happened a few years back). The scalpers took a bath on the cancelled Steroid Bowl, as they couldn’t move the tickets at a premium.

I’d rather pay a premium to avoid standing outside in the cold, or hitting redial for an hour, then talking to some moron in a call center in India trying to give them my credit card info. I work with my local scalper, and the cash stays in my community. As far as working on a slave ship like McDonald’s, I have even more respect for A.S. than ever before. Sharp Guy. As far as morality is concerened, I don’t think it even made the top 10, nor the top 100 edicts of morality. Sounds like you prefer Affirmative Action for tickets? Nice try to slam A.S., though. Try Again.

]]> By: ted nelson http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/2006/05/30/aaron-schock-ticket-scalper/#comment-23224 ted nelson Sat, 03 Jun 2006 00:15:32 +0000 http://peoriapundit.com/blogpeoria/?p=6079#comment-23224 Funny --> "Ticket scalping is ruining sports" I'd say athletes taking steroids or other drugs, shooting people, getting arrested for assault, etc..does more harm to sports. Ultimately, the market will always dictate how tickets are priced...simple suppply/demand 101. Hell, go to TicketMaster, even their getting into the scalping business....they'll tell you it's different, but it's not. Funny –> “Ticket scalping is ruining sports” I’d say athletes taking steroids or other drugs, shooting people, getting arrested for assault, etc..does more harm to sports.

Ultimately, the market will always dictate how tickets are priced…simple suppply/demand 101. Hell, go to TicketMaster, even their getting into the scalping business….they’ll tell you it’s different, but it’s not.

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