A letter from our Co-CEO.
Demand Change: New Yorkers Shouldn’t Be Ripped Off By Hidden Fees
NY fans deserve better.
We’ve all experienced it at some point. You pick out tickets, thinking you're getting a good deal, only to find out that those "$50 tickets" cost you $86, with $36 in hidden fees once you get to the checkout page.
It doesn't have to be this way! And luckily, New York lawmakers like Senator Skoufis and Assemblymember O’Donnell are working on legislation to make sure that all-in pricing on live event tickets is required by all sites that sell them.
But we need your support!
Ticket companies who charge service fees like in the example above do not want to have to show the actual total price upfront. Even though some ticketing sites have an option that lets you see prices that they claim include the estimated fees, those estimates are deceptive and don't always reflect the accurate final price.
Requiring all-in prices on tickets would level the playing field and create more transparency. This would be hugely beneficial for fans, as it would force ticket companies to offer more competitive prices across the board. For example, our site TickPick, which shows all-in pricing, offers tickets at prices 10% better than our largest competitor. But this is not obvious for many fans, as hidden fees make comparing prices incredibly challenging.
Ask yourself: What other industry has companies that are allowed to show you one price, only to tack on 40-50% more in other hidden fees at checkout?
Don’t get ripped off by those other ticket companies!
Sign here and demand change today.
Demand Change: New Yorkers Shouldn’t Be Ripped Off By Hidden Fees
NY fans deserve better.
We’ve all experienced it at some point. You pick out tickets, thinking you're getting a good deal, only to find out that those "$50 tickets" cost you $86, with $36 in hidden fees once you get to the checkout page.
It doesn't have to be this way! And luckily, New York lawmakers like Senator Skoufis and Assemblymember O’Donnell are working on legislation to make sure that all-in pricing on live event tickets is required by all sites that sell them.
But we need your support!
Ticket companies who charge service fees like in the example above do not want to have to show the actual total price upfront. Even though some ticketing sites have an option that lets you see prices that they claim include the estimated fees, those estimates are deceptive and don't always reflect the accurate final price.
Requiring all-in prices on tickets would level the playing field and create more transparency. This would be hugely beneficial for fans, as it would force ticket companies to offer more competitive prices across the board. For example, our site TickPick, which shows all-in pricing, offers tickets at prices 10% better than our largest competitor. But this is not obvious for many fans, as hidden fees make comparing prices incredibly challenging.
Ask yourself: What other industry has companies that are allowed to show you one price, only to tack on 40-50% more in other hidden fees at checkout?
Don’t get ripped off by those other ticket companies!
Sign here and demand change today.
