Have you ever seen such a rip-off on event tickets?
AT&T Park is hosting the Supercross event where motorcyclists race against each other on a huge dirt track for one night only.
So... AT&T Park is promoting these great seats for just $10... or is it?
Take a look at the photo and you'll see that when you add all the service fees, you are paying 100% more (double) the cost of the face value of the ticket. THAT TOTALLY SUCKS.
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Even crazier is that the UFL is coming to AT&T Park by hosting three football games for the new team known as the "California Redwoods." Since season tickets are not that expensive, I went down to the Giants Dugout Store at AT&T Park to purchase tickets, knowing well that by buying advance tickets at the event site, you DON'T PAY A SURCHARGE. I saved over $35 for this Giants baseball season and picked out the best seats in the house.
With that in mind, I spoke to one person who could not find it in the computer. A co-worker came by and said that non-Giants tickets are sold there, but a surcharge would also need to be paid. I refused to pay the fee because every person knows that it's surcharge free when purchased on-site.
I even tried the automated machine (which I was told was not working by the idiotic employee), and they only sold Giants tickets.
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What's your thoughts? Should surcharges be levied on people who wants to see events?
Should there be a state law that regulates the maximum a service fee/surcharge can be levied? Some charge 17%, UFL tickets average 13%, while the Supercross event can charge up to 100%.
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