Less than two weeks after Drake introduced It’s All A Blur Tour, Ticketmaster is dealing with authorized motion over allegations of artificially inflating costs for “Official Platinum” tickets.
A Law Firm Argues The ‘Official Platinum’ Tickets Are ‘Just Regular Tickets’
According to the Toronto Star, a Montreal-based legislation agency known as LPC Avocat Inc. is accusing the platform of “intentionally mislead[ing] consumers for their own financial gain.”
The legislation agency alleges that its consumer bought two “Official Platinum” tickets for practically $800 every to catch Drake’s Montreal present on July 14. However, after one other present was added for July 15 the very subsequent day, the person noticed that very same seats have been about $350 cheaper.
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As a consequence, the legislation agency says that Ticketmaster’s “Official Platinum” tickets are “an artificially inflated premium” which might be “neither ‘premium tickets’ nor ‘some of the best seats in the house.’”
“Ticketmaster unilaterally decides which tickets it advertises and sells as ‘Official Platinum’ based on a given event. The result is that most, if not all, of the tickets advertised and sold as ‘Official Platinum’ are neither ‘premium tickets’ nor ‘some of the best seats in the house’ and are, in fact, just regular tickets sold by Ticketmaster at an artificially inflated premium in bad faith.”
Additionally, Ticketmaster is accused of deliberately holding the second Montreal present beneath wraps so as to “squeeze out” as a lot cash as doable from followers.
This class-action lawsuit, which has not but been authorized by the Quebec Superior Court, seeks “compensatory damages in the aggregate amount of the difference between the prices charged for ‘Official Platinum’ tickets and what their regular price ought to have been.”
Additionally, the legislation agency seeks punitive damages of $300 per buyer.
Ticketmaster Has Been In Hot Water Lately
While on the topic, we must always observe that Ticketmaster’s been getting fairly the unhealthy rap on-line these days.
Back in late 2022, the Attorney General of Tennessee—Jonathan Skrmetti—launched an investigation into the platform’s presale for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, as The Shade Room beforehand reported.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is worried about shopper complaints associated to @Ticketmaster’s pre-sale of @taylorswift13 live performance tickets. He and his Consumer Protection staff will use each obtainable device to make sure that no shopper safety legal guidelines have been violated.
— TN Attorney General (@AGTennessee) November 16, 2022
Months later, shortly after Beyoncé introduced the Renaissance World Tour, the United States Senate ominously warned that they have been “watching” Ticketmaster.
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We’re watching, @Ticketmaster. https://t.co/LuWjoXrWX4
— Senate Judiciary Committee (@JudiciaryDems) February 2, 2023
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