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Hannah Montana scalpers
October 16, 2007 - 3:43pm — Ruth Anne Maddox
Scalpers bought up a bunch of tickets for the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus tour and now parents are complaining that the teen sensation is taking advantage of her fans because of the outrageous prices the scalped tickets are selling for. One mother even cancelled her fan club membership and took away her childrens' CDs because of it. Do you realize that promoters are not the ones setting these prices? Would you buy tickets from a scalper?
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Only for the Major League...
Back to page topOnly for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game or the World Series, something that's really hard for which to get tickets. Or something that is of great importance. Not Hannah Montana, no.
(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)
Yes, I would buy from a...
Back to page topYes, I would buy from a scalper. Now thats legal in Minnesota to actually scalp tickets. If you want to go to the "Hot" shows then you usually need to put up the dollars to do it.
Mathias is also right here.....only for the games or shows that are hard to get tickets for. In another 2 years we won't even know who Hannah Montana is anymore.
It is my understanding that...
Back to page topIt is my understanding that 'entertainment' and other taxes are collected on selling prices of tickets to sporting and other events. The tax is added to the selling price of the ticket. How is the tax collected on tickets that are sold for $500. or more? A ticket 'resellers' V.P. representitive said, on TV, that 'whatever price people will pay, that is fair'. How does he feel about $10. gasoline, $5. eggs or $20. kwh electricty? Hannah Montana appeared in a public funded - not a scalper funded - faciltiy. Who is being served?
I understand your opinion...
Back to page topI understand your opinion about Taxes...however if someone is dumb enough to buy a Hannah Montana ticket for $500 then so be.
As far as taxes....right now there are Billions and I mean Billions of dollars being collected through sales on the internet...without taxes being collected, when they get that figured out then they can start to worry about a $500 ticket.