Scalper Alert

[Hippie]

  Here is my note to Mr Whitehall:

I believe you are probably a good person..... Your offering of Telluride Bluegrass tickets is generous. The only thing wrong is the starting bid. I am willing and able to offer you face value plus a 20$ shipping and handling fee for these tickets. I can have someone meet you anywhere in Colorado to make a cash exchange.

The word for what you are offering today is called Scapling and is really bad ju ju.

Peace Friend
J

[stongwrcs]

Yo! Whitewall303...Richard Caranium.. whatever. I'll pay face value plus $10, that's $540.00... if you have a problem with addition. Really doubt you even come to this sight, but hope you do. There are alot of regular attentees that are in need of tickets and the Town Park festivarian spirit is the tickets not going to be used are turned over to those in need at face value. Can't believe you are even trying for that much! Offer Stands! $540.00 and I will come to Denver and pick them up from you personally!
Jailhouse Rob

[RockyMtnGuy]

So I sent him a nice little note.....goes something like this :

Dear whitewall303,

So if those tickets cost you $265. each that would be $530. How did you come up with $880. starting bid? If you were actually a Telluride festival go-er you would not even consider trying to gouge people for that kind of profit...I, along with plenty other TRUE fans of Planet Bluegrass will not participate.
Have a wonderful day!

- biggestfanof8 
 Telluride Bluegrass Festival Town Park Camping Tickets
Item Id: 220384530322  

I just had to give them my 2 cents worth thru ebay .. "These tickets are only worth 530.00 (total).  What kind of scam are you running?  SHAME ON YOU for not selling them to other bona-fide festivarians at face value!!!  I hope you get NO takers at this exaggerated price!  If you had a SOUL and truly had any appreciation whatsoever for the Telluride Bluegrass experience, you wouldn't even THINK of trying to rip someone off!  You Reap what you Sow .. and Karma will certainly catch up with you someday!"

  Maybe that will make them think again .. tho , something tells me that it wont.

[Ron N Deb]

Did I meantion We Love you guys !
 

[wilco1]

 Hey,

  look at this and make sure you ask them how much they want for the ticket? 


     http://denver.craigslist.org/tix/1113644031.html

[Auntie Hope]

They have already posted that they will not respond to $$$ questions.

I offered face plus $10. for shipping.

 

Auntie Hope 

[Ron N Deb]

I did too !!
 

[bouzouki]

Hey,

  look at this and make sure you ask them how much they want for the ticket? 


     http://denver.craigslist.org/tix/1113644031.html

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[AnythingAtAll]

Hey,

  look at this and make sure you ask them how much they want for the ticket? 


     http://denver.craigslist.org/tix/1113644031.html

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Excellent! That's exactly what these kind of postings deserve, IMO.

[JoeDunlap]

Scalpers seem to have quite a hold on the ticketing world these days, but DON'T GIVE UP. I got my ticket on craigslist and a second one for a friend as well. Both were purchased for face value so where there's a will, there's a way. Once the days draw nearer, you should notice these outrageous prices dropping and tickets selling for face.

DON'T STOP LOOKING, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, DON'T GIVE IN TO OVER PRICED TICKETS!!!

[RockyMtnGuy]

More scalpers abound .. here at TicketWarehouse .. 231.00 !! 


Ticketwarehouse

[Hippie]

  Seems to me that a 40% markup might be a bit excessive. Especially for those of us who believe in ticket exchange for face value plus a minor handling fee... Obviously these guys have bought a large block of festival tickets at the pre show price on speculation. I wonder how they do it? This must be the price of our own success?

I have no idea for a solution and give huge kudos to the Planet for making an attempt to address this issue. I am more thn willing to continue ever vigilance...

[RockyMtnGuy]

Agreed, Hippie.  There are several tickets sites out there offering TBF tix for 189-199, which, considering a handling fee, is acceptable.  But .. anything over 205.00, IMO, is strictly profiteering, and, counter to the the spirit of TBF.  One thing I found interesting was the fact that stubhub.com has single day ticket 'placeholders' with the ability for other profiteers to sell single day tickets as the fest draws nearer.  I wonder if many folks will be duped into purchasing single day tickets at inflated prices.  I hope not.
/r

  Kevin 

 Listening to: BonePony -- Right Time to Love

[Auntie Hope]

Listening to: BonePony -- Right Time to Love

Hey Kevin,

I saw Thompson from Bone Pony, who is now plaing in the band "Thompson Ward", last Saturday night. Great Swamp Rock. If you get a chance to catch them please tell Ward that Auntie Hope in Nashville said Hello! 

[BluegrassDustin]

Seems to me that a 40% markup might be a bit excessive. Especially for those of us who believe in ticket exchange for face value plus a minor handling fee... Obviously these guys have bought a large block of festival tickets at the pre show price on speculation. I wonder how they do it? This must be the price of our own success?

I have no idea for a solution and give huge kudos to the Planet for making an attempt to address this issue. I am more thn willing to continue ever vigilance...

there are two options here:

1. this person has spent the past 4 months collecting regular old 4-day passes to try and sell at an attempted profit

OR

2. It's the same guy that has/had the tickets on ebay under the ticketing company guise.

either way...they don't have the "good stuff" and hopefully they will forget about the refund deadline.